Aluminium
Revell · Email Color - Metallic
#BABFC2 · L*77.0 a*-1.2 b*-2.1
The closest match to Revell Aluminium in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Aluminium is a light grey. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Real Navy at ΔE 1.0. 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Aluminium?
Apple Barrel Real Navy is the closest equivalent to Revell Aluminium in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Medium Gray (ΔE 1.0) and Mr. Hobby Light Gray Fs36495 (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Aluminium?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Semi Matt Aluminium, ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Aluminium equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- D Snow White Colors 21884 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Aluminium equivalent in FolkArt
- A Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2933 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Sky Mist Acrylic Colors 2596 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Aluminium equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color 338 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Light Gull Gray Acrysion N51 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Aluminium equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Ghoul Grey D&D Undead Set ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Company Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Aluminium equivalent in Turbo Dork
- A Silver Fox ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Tin Star ΔE 3.5 · close
Aluminium equivalent in Mission Models
- A USN Pale Grey Blue 5P MMP-133 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Aluminum MMM-003 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A RLM 77 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A068 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Light Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-284 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Aluminium equivalent in Creature
- A Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-025 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-045 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Aluminium equivalent in Citadel
- A Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.0 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in Vallejo
- B Semi Matt Aluminium Metal Color 77.716 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Grey Surface Primer 70.601 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in Foundry
- B Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System 47C ΔE 2.6 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Grey Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11241 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Spectrum Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11162 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Aluminium in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #C2C8CA | Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray | ΔE 2.4 |
| Warcolours | #C6C6C6 | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 3.3 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Tom Color | #C5C7C4 | RAL 7035 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Humbrol | #BFC9D2 | Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 3.9 |
| Reaper | #B3B3B3 | Aircraft Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #B2B2B2 | Stone Grey Acrylics | ΔE 4.2 |
| Scale75 | #C9CFD5 | Primer Surface White Primers | ΔE 4.3 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.9 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B0BBB7 | Horse Tone – Grey Military Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.7 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Duncan | #A5A5A4 | Gloss Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.4 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- A White Email Color - Silk ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Light Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.1 · similar
- E Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 12.5 · far
- E White Email Color - Gloss ΔE 12.8 · far
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