Pig Iron
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#797979 · L*50.8 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to P3 Pig Iron in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Pig Iron is a mid grey. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Jet Exhaust at ΔE 0.0. 8 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 Pig Iron?
Vallejo Jet Exhaust is the closest equivalent to P3 Pig Iron in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Transparent Cool Grey (ΔE 0.0) and Reaper Shadowed Steel (ΔE 0.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Pig Iron?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Jet Exhaust, ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Pig Iron Shop Vallejo Jet Exhaust
Pig Iron equivalent in Vallejo
- A Jet Exhaust Metal Color 77.713 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Medium Sea Grey Model Color 70.870 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Pig Iron equivalent in Warcolours
- A Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Pig Iron equivalent in Reaper
- A Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Pig Iron equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dark Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11208 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml Real Colors - Air RC215 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Pig Iron equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 3.4 · very close
Pig Iron equivalent in Duncan
- A Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Pig Iron equivalent in Tamiya
- A Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Light gun metal Spray TS-42 ΔE 3.5 · close
Pig Iron equivalent in Citadel
- A Astrogranite Technical ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.8 · close
Pig Iron equivalent in Foundry
- A Slate Grey Light Paint System 32C ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C American Green Paint System 93B ΔE 4.8 · close
Pig Iron equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Gun Metal Warpaints WP1131 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.4 · very close
Pig Iron equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B BBS Silver Mr Paint - Car MRP-C017 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Chrome Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A011 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Pig Iron equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint 4854AP ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 3.7 · close
Pig Iron in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #7D7875 | Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mig | #7C7E7B | RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics | ΔE 2.9 |
| Tom Color | #7B7F7E | RAL 7042 Trafic Grey | ΔE 3.1 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6E7173 | Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 4.5 |
| Scale75 | #6E6E70 | Winter Grey Warfront Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mission Models | #6F7075 | Duraluminum | ΔE 4.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 4.7 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 5.1 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.6 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 6.5 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.6 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 12.4 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.9 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Muddy Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 9.2 · similar
- D Bleached Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.5 · similar
- D Bastion Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.5 · far
- E Cryx Bane Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.4 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot