Paint Equivalents

Ironhull Grey

P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3

#8E959A · L*61.3 a*-1.5 b*-3.5

The closest match to P3 Ironhull Grey in every other range, nearest first.

P3 Ironhull Grey is a mid grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive 507c Admirality Light Grey at ΔE 0.9. 7 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 Ironhull Grey?

AK Interactive 507c Admirality Light Grey is the closest equivalent to P3 Ironhull Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Medium Grey FS36375 (ΔE 1.1) and Vallejo USN Light Ghost Grey (ΔE 1.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Ironhull Grey?

The nearest Vallejo paint is USN Light Ghost Grey, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Ironhull Grey equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A 507c Admirality Light Grey Naval AK5035 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Dark Ghost Grey Fs 36320 10ml Real Colors - Air RC251 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full P3 → AK Interactive conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Medium Grey FS36375 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A086 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Aircraft Exterior Grey FS36300 Mr Paint MRP-247 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full P3 → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A USN Light Ghost Grey Surface Primer 70.615 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Russian AF Grey N.3 Model Air 71.339 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full P3 → Vallejo conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B FS 36320 TC-0050 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Haze Grey Usn WW2 TC-0176 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full P3 → Tom Color conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Revell

  1. B Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full P3 → Revell conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Medium Grey FS 36270 MMP-118 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C White Aluminum MMM-008 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full P3 → Mission Models conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Ironbreaker Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Leadbelcher Air ΔE 3.9 · close

Full P3 → Citadel conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21983E ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Pure Silver Colors 20762 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full P3 → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color 601 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Dark Gray (1) Mr Color 31 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full P3 → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Grey Primer D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Primer ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Plate Mail Metal Warpaints WP1130 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full P3 → The Army Painter conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint 4313AP ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint 4761AP ΔE 4.9 · close

Full P3 → Italeri conversion chart

Ironhull Grey equivalent in Mig

  1. B Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) Acrylics AMIG0246 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Fs 36270 Medium Gray Acrylics AMIG0211 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full P3 → Mig conversion chart

Ironhull Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tamiya #828D93 IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 3.4
Humbrol #999CA3 Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.6
Duncan #939EA0 Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 3.8
Reaper #959595 Rainy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.8
Foundry #929292 Arctic Grey Shade Paint System ΔE 3.9
Warcolours #979797 Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 3.9
Scale75 #9C9DA1 Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.1
Monument #9A9E9D Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.4
Green Stuff World #8C8C8C Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7
FolkArt #909CAA Thunder Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.7
Golden #979392 N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 5.9
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.5
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 6.9
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 8.5
Coat d'Arms #6A8893 Uniform Grey World War II Range ΔE 9.8
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.5
Acrilex #8EA3CA Azul Country Paints ΔE 13.1

Nearest colours inside P3

  1. D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.4 · similar
  2. E Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.0 · far
  3. E Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.5 · far
  4. E Armor Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 10.5 · far
  5. E Cryx Bane Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.9 · far
  6. E Galvanized Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 13.7 · far

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