Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat)
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-16
#CCCCCC · L*82.0 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Tamiya Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Flat aluminum is a light grey. 11 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Primer Grey at ΔE 0.0. 3 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 Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat)?
Green Stuff World Primer Grey is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Misty Grey (ΔE 0.0) and Warcolours Metallic White (ΔE 0.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Heavy Bluegrey, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Flat aluminum Shop Green Stuff World Primer Grey
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Primer Grey Matt Surface ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- D Quicksilver Metallic Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Reaper
- A Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9090 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Foggy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9316 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Warcolours
- A Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Super Stainless 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM204 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Shine Silver Mr Color 90 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Aluminium Chipping AFV AK139 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Silver & Metal Midtones Figures AK3035 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Heavy Bluegrey Game Color 72.144 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Silver Arte Deco 81.121 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Licorice Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2934 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Sterling Silver Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics Sterling Silver. ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Humbrol
- A Light Grey Acrylics - Matt 64 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Silver Aerosol Sprays S11 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Brigade Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Spaceship Exterior Warpaints WP1454 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Mig
- A Cold Gray Acrylics AMIG0119 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Light Brown-gray Acrylics AMIG0120 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Citadel
- A Wrack White Dry ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Runefang Steel Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
Flat aluminum (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Foundry
- B Armour Paint System 35B ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 2.4 · very close
Flat aluminum in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #D4D4D6 | Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 2.2 |
| Tom Color | #C5C7C4 | RAL 7035 | ΔE 2.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #CDCCC7 | Snow White Colors | ΔE 2.6 |
| Revell | #C4CACA | Light Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mission Models | #D9D9D9 | Grey Primer Primer | ΔE 3.1 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 4.1 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #C0C1BB | Light Grey Mr Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #D3D4CC | Metallic Medium Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| P3 | #D7D9E0 | Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Creature | #DADBD5 | Metallic Medium Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.7 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.9 |
| Golden | #E3DFDE | N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.5 |
| Arteza | #E7E9E8 | Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Mica silver Spray ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Silver leaf Spray ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Smoke Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Chrome silver Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Gloss aluminum 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