Shadowed Steel
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9052
#7A7A7A · L*51.2 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Reaper Shadowed Steel in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Shadowed Steel is a mid grey. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being P3 Pig Iron at ΔE 0.4. 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 Reaper Shadowed Steel?
P3 Pig Iron is the closest equivalent to Reaper Shadowed Steel in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Jet Exhaust (ΔE 0.4) and Warcolours Transparent Cool Grey (ΔE 0.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Shadowed Steel?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Jet Exhaust, ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Shadowed Steel Shop P3 Pig Iron Shop P3 Privateer Press Formula P3 set
Shadowed Steel equivalent in P3
- A Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Shadowed Steel equivalent in Vallejo
- A Jet Exhaust Metal Color 77.713 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Medium Sea Grey Model Color 70.870 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Shadowed Steel equivalent in Warcolours
- A Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 2.4 · very close
Shadowed Steel equivalent in Duncan
- A Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Shadowed Steel equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dark Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11208 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml Real Colors - Air RC215 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Shadowed Steel equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 3.2 · very close
Shadowed Steel equivalent in Foundry
- A Slate Grey Light Paint System 32C ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D American Green Paint System 93B ΔE 5.1 · similar
Shadowed Steel equivalent in Tamiya
- A Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Light gun metal Spray TS-42 ΔE 3.6 · close
Shadowed Steel equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Gun Metal Warpaints WP1131 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Mithral Silver D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.7 · very close
Shadowed Steel equivalent in Citadel
- A Astrogranite Technical ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.5 · close
Shadowed Steel 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
Shadowed Steel equivalent in Mig
- B RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics AMIG0254 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Fs 36293 Acrylics AMIG0236 ΔE 4.5 · close
Shadowed Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #74797B | Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 2.7 |
| Tom Color | #7B7F7E | RAL 7042 Trafic Grey | ΔE 2.9 |
| FolkArt | #7D7875 | Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 2.9 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #7A8083 | JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color | ΔE 3.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 4.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 4.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #6F7075 | Duraluminum | ΔE 4.9 |
| Scale75 | #6E6E70 | Winter Grey Warfront Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.5 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 6.7 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.9 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 12.8 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 17.0 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- A Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Stone Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Cold Iron Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Wolf Grey Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 6.6 · similar
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