Flat clear (Lacquer Paint)
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-23
#9DB3BF · L*71.7 a*-5.0 b*-8.6
The closest match to Tamiya Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Flat clear is a light, muted blue-green. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Russian AF Grey N.8 at ΔE 1.2. 19 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 clear (Lacquer Paint)?
Vallejo Russian AF Grey N.8 is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Artic Blue (ΔE 1.3) and Reaper Gargoyle Grey (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Flat clear (Lacquer Paint)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian AF Grey N.8, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Flat clear Shop Vallejo Russian AF Grey N.8 Shop Vallejo Model Air set
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Russian AF Grey N.8 Model Air 71.345 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Stone Grey Mecha Color 69.024 ΔE 3.6 · close
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Scale75
- A Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- D Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 6.7 · similar
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Reaper
- A Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9493 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Sparkling Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9104 ΔE 3.7 · close
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A WWI German Light Blue Air AK2276 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B RAL 7001 Silver Grey (silbergrau) Air AK2173 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Acrysion N61 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Gun Chrome Mr Color 104 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Foundry
- B British Gun Grey Light Paint System 108C ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 6.1 · similar
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B China Blue Colors 21483 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Light Blue Gloss™ 20364 ΔE 4.8 · close
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Humbrol
- C US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin 127 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin S165 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Italeri
- C Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint 4762AP ΔE 3.7 · close
- E Silver Acrylic Paint 4678AP ΔE 10.6 · far
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Light Grey SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-296 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Light Sky Blue FS35526 Mr Paint MRP-397 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Citadel
- C Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.9 · close
Flat clear (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Arteza
- D Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A225 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A002 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Flat clear in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 5.1 |
| FolkArt | #9CA6AF | Baby Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Tom Color | #97A6A9 | Barley Grey | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mission Models | #A4ADBC | Hellblau RLM 78 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 6.3 |
| The Army Painter | #B7C6C9 | Battleship Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mig | #B4CEDB | Light Blue Acrylics | ΔE 7.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #AEB2BD | Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 7.4 |
| Revell | #A6A9AE | Silver Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 7.5 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.7 |
| Duncan | #939EA0 | Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 | ΔE 7.7 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Warcolours | #99B3D8 | Blue Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.1 |
| Acrilex | #82A8D3 | Azul Bali Paints | ΔE 10.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 15.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Medium sea gray 2 Aircraft Spray ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray ΔE 8.9 · similar
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