Paint Equivalents

Silver

Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color / Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · N8

#DCDDDD · L*88.0 a*-0.3 b*-0.1

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Silver in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Silver is an off-white. 15 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Satin Varnish at ΔE 0.5. 2 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots

What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Silver?

AK Interactive Satin Varnish is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Silver in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Matt Varnish (ΔE 0.5) and Liquitex Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent (ΔE 0.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Silver?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Matt Varnish, ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Silver equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Satin Varnish Real Colors - Modern RC501 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Metal Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11232 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Matt Varnish Arte Deco 84.155 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Steel Premium Airbrush Color 62.051 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix 224 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. C Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix 238 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Liquitex conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Odorless Thinner Soil Works ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. B Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Silver Lacquer Paint LP-11 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Flat aluminum Lacquer Paint LP-38 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

Silver equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Dove Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2382 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Titanium White Pure™ Artist Pigment 6386 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → FolkArt conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Silver Acrylics - Metallics 11 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Silver Aerosol Sprays S11 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Light Gull Grey FS 16440 MMP-069 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Grey Primer Primer MMS-003 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Mission Models conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Matt Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. D Trooper White Wave 1 ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Duncan conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Valhallan Blizzard Technical ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Necron Compound Dry ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Silver equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Spaceship Exterior Warpaints WP1454 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Holy White Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. A The White Pure Pigments PW6 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. E Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 19.6 · far

Silver in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #E4E4E4 One Shot Primer - White Primers ΔE 1.7
Reaper #E4E4E4 Polished Silver Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 1.7
Apple Barrel #E4E3E1 Snowflake Colors ΔE 1.9
Foundry #E6E6E6 Austrian White Light Paint System ΔE 2.1
Monument #E6E6E6 Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series ΔE 2.1
Golden #E3DFDE N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 2.5
Arteza #E7E9E8 Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 2.7
Tom Color #E0E1DC Bianco Neve 6 ΔE 2.7
Green Stuff World #E0E3E8 Quicksilver Metallic Colors ΔE 2.9
Creature #E7E3E2 Bold Titanium White Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 2.9
Acrilex #D2DADC Cinza Paints ΔE 3.3
Warcolours #EDEDED Transparent White Transparent paints ΔE 3.6
P3 #D7D9E0 Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.6
Italeri #EFEEEF Light Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.0
Coat d'Arms #CED7D4 Elven Grey Fantasy Range ΔE 4.7
Mr. Paint #E9ECE5 Bianco Neve Mr Paint ΔE 4.9
Revell #F3F2ED White Email Color - Gloss ΔE 5.2
Turbo Dork #CFC9C2 Sparkle Motion ΔE 6.2

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. A Super Silver Mr Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Smooth Clear Mr Color GX ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  3. A Super Fine Silver 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  4. A Super Chrome Silver 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  5. B Shine Silver Mr Color ΔE 2.4 · very close
  6. B Plate Silver Next Mr Color Super Metallic ΔE 2.5 · very close

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