Lavender
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-37
#6A2990 · L*31.0 a*46.5 b*-44.6
The closest match to Tamiya Lavender in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Lavender is a dark, vivid blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Apple Barrel Grape Freeze at ΔE 2.7 — very close. 26 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Lavender?
Apple Barrel Grape Freeze is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Lavender in any other range, at ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Purple Hex (ΔE 3.4) and The Army Painter Purple Swarm (ΔE 3.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Lavender?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Purple Hex, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Lavender Shop Apple Barrel Grape Freeze Shop Apple Barrel Gloss™ set
Lavender equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Grape Freeze Gloss™ 20288E ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21978E ΔE 4.9 · close
Lavender equivalent in Vallejo
- B Purple Hex Nocturna Models 74.026 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Amethyst Nocturna Models 74.027 ΔE 3.7 · close
Lavender equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Purple Swarm Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Magecast Magenta Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.4 · similar
Lavender equivalent in Citadel
- C Imperial Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Leviathan Purple Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 5.2 · similar
Lavender equivalent in Warcolours
- D Metallic Violet Metallic paints ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Violet 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
Lavender equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Toxic Purple Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Persian Violet Metallic Colors ΔE 7.8 · similar
Lavender equivalent in Reaper
- D Clear Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9099 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Azlanti Violet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89533 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Lavender equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Violet Clear Mr Paint MRP-270 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- E Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A008 ΔE 12.4 · far
Lavender equivalent in P3
- D Beaten Purple Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- E Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 15.8 · far
Lavender equivalent in FolkArt
- D Royal Purple Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2962 ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Perfect Purple Acrylic Colors 2557 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Lavender equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Clear Violet Mr Clear Color GX GX108 ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Purple Acrysion SP67 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Lavender equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Violet -70- Figures AK3094 ΔE 7.4 · similar
- E French Greyish Blue Figures (3rd Gen) AK11439 ΔE 12.7 · far
Lavender in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #4E3880 | Pearl Royal Purple Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.7 |
| Scale75 | #49196F | Inktense Violet Inktensity Range | ΔE 7.8 |
| Monument | #63306B | Purple Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Acrilex | #65316C | Violeta Escuro Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.2 |
| Mig | #56439C | Violet Acrylics | ΔE 8.5 |
| Foundry | #664C95 | Royal Purple Paint System | ΔE 9.2 |
| Tom Color | #43135D | Roxo Puro | ΔE 10.6 |
| Golden | #6F3568 | Red Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | ΔE 10.6 |
| Duncan | #593662 | Enchantress Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 11.0 |
| Mission Models | #554F8F | Purple (Purple Violet) | ΔE 12.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 13.2 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 13.6 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 13.9 |
| Liquitex | #2D2A5F | Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 14.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 14.9 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 15.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- E Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 13.1 · far
- E Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 13.2 · far
- E Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray ΔE 13.8 · far
- E German grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 14.0 · far
- E Racing blue Spray ΔE 14.1 · far
- E Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 14.2 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot