Paint Equivalents

Heavy Metal

Scale75 · Metal N Alchemy Range

#9C9DA1 · L*64.8 a*0.4 b*-2.2

The closest match to Scale75 Heavy Metal in every other range, nearest first.

Scale75 Heavy Metal is a mid grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Mithril at ΔE 0.6. 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

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 Scale75 Heavy Metal?

The Army Painter Mithril is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Heavy Metal in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Plate Mail Metal (ΔE 1.4) and Mission Models White Aluminum (ΔE 1.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Heavy Metal?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Plate Mail Metal, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Heavy Metal equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Mithril Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. B Orc Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Scale75 → The Army Painter conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Plate Mail Metal Surface Primer 70.628 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Stone Wall Grey Game Air 72.749 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Scale75 → Vallejo conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A White Aluminum MMM-008 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 MMP-117 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Scale75 → Mission Models conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Mig

  1. A Fs 36270 Medium Gray Acrylics AMIG0211 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Grey Shine Acrylics AMIG0911 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Scale75 → Mig conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Grey Aerosol Sprays S64 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin S165 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Scale75 → Humbrol conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Gun Metal Paint System 104B ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Scale75 → Foundry conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Deep Ocean Blue Acrylic Colors 2555 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Pale Gray Acrylic Colors 6463 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Scale75 → FolkArt conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint MRP-372 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Dove Grey Mr Paint MRP-223 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Scale75 → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Silver Grey TC-0241 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B 626 Camouflage Grey Raf TC-0129 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Scale75 → Tom Color conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Grey Seer Base ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Scale75 → Citadel conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89550 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Rainy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9038 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Scale75 → Reaper conversion chart

Heavy Metal equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Pure Silver Colors 20762 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21983E ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Scale75 → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Heavy Metal in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Revell #9DA2A6 Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.4
Mr. Hobby #A4A4A5 Aluminium Mr Metal Color ΔE 2.7
AK Interactive #9FA4A8 Silbergrau -silver Grey RAL 7001 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 2.8
Warcolours #979797 Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 2.9
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.0
Duncan #959496 Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.1
Monument #9A9E9D Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.6
P3 #8E959A Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.1
Golden #979392 N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 4.5
Green Stuff World #A2A19D Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.6
Arteza #ACABB1 Silver Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.6
Italeri #8E9493 Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.5
Tamiya #B3AAAE Smoke Spray ΔE 6.7
Coat d'Arms #AEB2BD Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range ΔE 7.0
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.8
Turbo Dork #B5B9BC Silver Fox ΔE 8.1
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 10.7
Acrilex #978FAC Violeta Gris Paints ΔE 12.2

Nearest colours inside Scale75

  1. D Spectral Wolf Instant Colors Range ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. D Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 7.8 · similar
  3. D Artic Blue Artist Range ΔE 7.9 · similar
  4. D Pastel Green Artist Range ΔE 8.0 · similar
  5. D Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 8.6 · similar
  6. D Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 8.7 · similar

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