Chrome silver
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Gloss · X-11
#C2C8CA · L*80.2 a*-1.7 b*-1.7
The closest match to Tamiya Chrome silver in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Chrome silver is a light grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Runefang Steel at ΔE 1.1. 6 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 Tamiya Chrome silver?
Citadel Runefang Steel is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Chrome silver in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Revell Light Grey (ΔE 1.2) and Foundry Armour Light (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Chrome silver?
The nearest Vallejo paint is USAF Light Gray, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Chrome silver equivalent in Citadel
- A Runefang Steel Air ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Ghostly Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.4 · very close
Chrome silver equivalent in Revell
- A Light Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.4 · very close
Chrome silver equivalent in Foundry
- A Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 2.9 · very close
Chrome silver equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color 338 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Light Gull Gray Acrysion N51 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Chrome silver equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Light Grey Fs 36495 Air (3rd Gen) AK11889 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Light Grey Fs 36495 10ml Real Colors - Air RC253 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Chrome silver equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Snow White Colors 21884 ΔE 4.6 · close
Chrome silver equivalent in FolkArt
- A Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2933 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Cottage White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7274 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Chrome silver equivalent in P3
- B Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Chrome silver equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Tin Star ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Silver Fox ΔE 3.9 · close
Chrome silver equivalent in Vallejo
- B USAF Light Gray Model Air 71.276 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Silver Arte Deco 81.121 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Chrome silver equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 77 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A068 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Light Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-284 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Chrome silver equivalent in Scale75
- B Primer Surface White Primers ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.4 · close
Chrome silver in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #C6C6C6 | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 2.9 |
| Tom Color | #C5C7C4 | RAL 7035 | ΔE 2.9 |
| Humbrol | #CAD1D7 | Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | ΔE 3.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 3.1 |
| Reaper | #CCCCCC | Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mission Models | #B4BCBF | USN Pale Grey Blue 5P | ΔE 3.3 |
| The Army Painter | #B9BEC4 | Ghoul Grey D&D Undead Set | ΔE 3.4 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 4.1 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.3 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.9 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 6.4 |
| Liquitex | #DFDFDF | Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.4 |
| Arteza | #B2C1D3 | Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Gloss aluminum Spray ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Smoke Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Royal light gray Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Mica silver Spray ΔE 3.1 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot