Drake Grey
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#8D8581 · L*56.1 a*2.3 b*3.2
The closest match to P3 Drake Grey in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Drake Grey is a mid grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Rainy Gray at ΔE 1.5. 15 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 Drake Grey?
Scale75 Rainy Gray is the closest equivalent to P3 Drake Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Blade Steel (ΔE 1.6) and Monument Matt Cexwish Bone (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Drake Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is AMT-1 Light Grey Brown, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Drake Grey Shop Scale75 Rainy Gray Shop Scale75 Scale Color Range set
Drake Grey equivalent in Scale75
- A Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 5.5 · similar
Drake Grey equivalent in Reaper
- A Blade Steel Master Series Paints Bones 9452 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Adamantine Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89556 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Drake Grey equivalent in Monument
- A Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series S23 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series S12 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Drake Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B AMT-1 Light Grey Brown Model Air 71.320 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Steel Mecha Color 69.063 ΔE 4.1 · close
Drake Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Gun Metal Warpaints Primer CP3025 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Castle Grey Warpaints WP1407 ΔE 3.7 · close
Drake Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Steingrau-stone Grey RAL 7030 10ml Real Colors - Air RC213 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 4.3 · close
Drake Grey equivalent in Warcolours
- C Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.5 · close
Drake Grey equivalent in Duncan
- C Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Griffon Claw Wave 1 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Drake Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- C Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Silver Sterling Metallics 662 ΔE 4.1 · close
Drake Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Duraluminium Mr Paint MRP-008 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 4.3 · close
Drake Grey equivalent in Citadel
- C Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Boltgun Metal Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.3 · close
Drake Grey equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 7.0 · similar
Drake Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #888084 | Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #8B8B8D | Dark Aluminum | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #917F75 | Gun Metal Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Golden | #979392 | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.1 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mig | #827B71 | Grey Brown Amt-1 Acrylics | ΔE 5.3 |
| Foundry | #919191 | Armour Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.6 |
| Revell | #909088 | Stone Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tamiya | #8F918C | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 6.7 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Italeri | #898C85 | Aluminium Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tom Color | #7B7F7E | RAL 7042 Trafic Grey | ΔE 7.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #99979A | Pure Silver Colors | ΔE 7.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.1 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 9.6 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.8 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- D Muddy Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Bleached Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Cryx Bane Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.4 · similar
- E Kossite Flesh Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 10.2 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot