Boiler Black
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#5D5A55 · L*38.4 a*0.2 b*3.3
The closest match to P3 Boiler Black in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Boiler Black is a mid grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive RAL 7037 Dunkelgrau at ΔE 1.1. 10 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
What is the closest equivalent to P3 Boiler Black?
AK Interactive RAL 7037 Dunkelgrau is the closest equivalent to P3 Boiler Black in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Broadsword Silver (ΔE 1.5) and Vallejo Track Primer (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Boiler Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Track Primer, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Boiler Black Shop AK Interactive RAL 7037 Dunkelgrau Shop AK Interactive AFV set
Boiler Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- A RAL 7037 Dunkelgrau AFV AK733 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A RLM 74 Real Colors - WWII RC278 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Boiler Black equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Broadsword Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B True Brass Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.2 · very close
Boiler Black equivalent in Vallejo
- A Track Primer Panzer Aces 70.304 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B US Loam Model Air 71.292 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Boiler Black equivalent in Foundry
- B Charcoal Black Light Paint System 34C ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B American Green Shade Paint System 93A ΔE 2.0 · very close
Boiler Black equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Steel Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A013 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Steel Mr Paint MRP-030 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Boiler Black equivalent in FolkArt
- B Classic French Gray Acrylic Colors 6472 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Pewter Metallics 99232 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Boiler Black equivalent in Humbrol
- B Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 27 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Primer Acrylics - Matt 1 ΔE 4.2 · close
Boiler Black equivalent in Reaper
- B Shadowed Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9085 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones 9465 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Boiler Black equivalent in Tom Color
- B Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light TC-0195 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Tire Black Highlight TC-0268 ΔE 4.4 · close
Boiler Black equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Rough Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H345 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Rlm71 Dark Green Mr Color 17 ΔE 4.4 · close
Boiler Black equivalent in Monument
- B Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 075 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 074 ΔE 4.4 · close
Boiler Black equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 4.5 · close
Boiler Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #565857 | Olive Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.5 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 3.7 |
| Italeri | #585B5B | Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Duncan | #5C5E5F | Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Scale75 | #57585A | Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #55584F | Dark Earth Military Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #595B50 | Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc | ΔE 4.8 |
| Citadel | #6D655F | Stormvermin Fur Layer | ΔE 5.2 |
| Tamiya | #4D4E4D | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 5.9 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.1 |
| Golden | #4A4A48 | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 6.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #464742 | Dark Gray Gloss™ | ΔE 7.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 7.9 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.0 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.7 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- D Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Bane Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.3 · similar
- D Thornwood Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot