Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss)
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Gloss / Tamiya Spray · X-10
#505557 · L*35.8 a*-1.5 b*-1.9
The closest match to Tamiya Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Gun metal is a mid grey. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey at ΔE 1.3. 4 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 colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss)?
AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Field Blue (ΔE 1.6) and Mr. Paint Dark Gunship Grey FS36081 (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Field Blue, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Gun metal Shop AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey (Air) Shop AK Interactive Air set
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Raf Ocean Grey Air AK2014 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Grey Fs 36081 10ml Real Colors - Air RC243 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Field Blue Model Color 70.964 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Tire Black Model Air 71.315 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Gunship Grey FS36081 Mr Paint MRP-241 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Dark Gray Mr Paint MRP-404 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Panzer Grey RAL 7021 MMP-014 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Cold Rolled Steel MMM-002 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Acrilex
- B Grafite Paints 530 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- E Sépia Paints 551 ΔE 11.1 · far
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Revell
- B Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Dark Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.3 · very close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in P3
- B Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0 · close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Duncan
- B Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint 4861AP ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint 4853AP ΔE 3.5 · close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Scale75
- B Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Rlyeh Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.5 · very close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Enchanted Steel Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Gun Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.9 · very close
Gun metal (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Tom Color
- B RAL 7011 Iron Grey TC-0085 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Tire Black Highlight TC-0268 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Gun metal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #4D4F52 | Burnt Iron Acrysion | ΔE 2.7 |
| Humbrol | #505654 | Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 2.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #565656 | Slate Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 2.9 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.0 |
| Foundry | #484D51 | Slate Grey Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 3.1 |
| FolkArt | #4A504E | Ash Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Monument | #464C4C | Dark Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Citadel | #484B4E | Eshin Grey Layer | ΔE 3.6 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 4.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Golden | #4A4A48 | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.8 |
| Reaper | #47484D | Tempest Grey Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 5.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #464742 | Dark Gray Gloss™ | ΔE 6.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.7 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B Ocean gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Gun metal Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Gunship grey Spray ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Dark sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.3 · close
- C IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.6 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot