Cold Iron
Reaper · Master Series Paints Pathfinder · 89549
#827877 · L*51.3 a*3.6 b*1.9
The closest match to Reaper Cold Iron in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Cold Iron is a mid grey. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Monument Ninjon Red Grey at ΔE 0.6. 23 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 Reaper Cold Iron?
Monument Ninjon Red Grey is the closest equivalent to Reaper Cold Iron in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Dark Camouflage Grey Satin (ΔE 1.7) and The Army Painter Underdark Grey (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Cold Iron?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Wicked Purple, ΔE 3.5 — a close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Cold Iron Shop Monument Ninjon Red Grey Shop Monument Pro Signature Series set
Cold Iron equivalent in Monument
- A Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series S12 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series S23 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Cold Iron equivalent in Humbrol
- A Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss 156 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 123 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Cold Iron equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Underdark Grey D&D Underdark Set ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Gun Metal Warpaints WP1131 ΔE 4.2 · close
Cold Iron equivalent in Scale75
- B Brown Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Pearl Grey Artist Range ΔE 4.6 · close
Cold Iron equivalent in FolkArt
- B Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2895 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Cold Iron equivalent in Vallejo
- C Wicked Purple Xpress Color 72.456 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C IDF Sinai Grey 82 Model Air 71.142 ΔE 3.6 · close
Cold Iron equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color H76 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Dark Gray (2) Aqueous Hobby Color H83 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Cold Iron equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Dark Sea Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11015 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Dark Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11208 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Cold Iron equivalent in P3
- D Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Cold Iron equivalent in Warcolours
- D Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
Cold Iron equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Starship Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.5 · similar
Cold Iron equivalent in Tamiya
- D Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Metallic gray Lacquer Paint LP-61 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Cold Iron in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #7D7369 | British Equipment Tan Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.6 |
| Citadel | #767675 | Astrogranite Technical | ΔE 5.6 |
| Duncan | #787979 | Plate Armour Wave 1 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Mig | #827B71 | Grey Brown Amt-1 Acrylics | ΔE 5.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #917F75 | Gun Metal Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mission Models | #6F7075 | Duraluminum | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #868580 | Duraluminium Mr Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| Tom Color | #816F61 | Flat Dark Earth | ΔE 7.5 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 8.0 |
| Italeri | #74797B | Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.2 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.0 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 10.2 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 14.3 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.5 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- C Stone Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Dark Elf Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Blade Steel Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Wolf Grey Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 6.4 · similar
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