Light gun metal (Spray)
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-42
#737A7C · L*50.7 a*-2.2 b*-2.0
The closest match to Tamiya Light gun metal (Spray) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Light gun metal is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Italeri Medium Gray at ΔE 1.0. 10 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 Light gun metal (Spray)?
Italeri Medium Gray is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light gun metal (Spray) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Super Silver Metallic (ΔE 1.1) and AK Interactive Grey Blue (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light gun metal (Spray)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Jet Exhaust, ΔE 3.5 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Light gun metal Shop Italeri Medium Gray Shop Italeri Acrylic Paint set
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Italeri
- A Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint 4854AP ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Super Silver Metallic Mr Paint MRP-003 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Panzer Grey Mr Paint MRP-222 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Grey Blue Figures (3rd Gen) AK11426 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 Air (3rd Gen) AK11855 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- A Six Shooter ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Black Ice ΔE 9.6 · similar
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color 607 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 3.8 · close
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics AMIG0228 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics AMIG0254 ΔE 3.9 · close
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Revell
- B Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.3 · close
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Tom Color
- B RAL 7042 Trafic Grey TC-0087 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) TC-0097 ΔE 3.7 · close
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Duncan
- B Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Mithral Silver D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.4 · close
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in Foundry
- B Slate Grey Light Paint System 32C ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Stone Paint System 57B ΔE 4.4 · close
Light gun metal (Spray) equivalent in P3
- C Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Light gun metal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #797979 | Jet Exhaust Metal Color | ΔE 3.5 |
| Warcolours | #797979 | Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 3.5 |
| Reaper | #7A7A7A | Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.6 |
| Citadel | #767675 | Astrogranite Technical | ΔE 3.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 3.8 |
| FolkArt | #6A737A | Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mission Models | #6B7775 | Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Scale75 | #6E6E70 | Winter Grey Warfront Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 5.8 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 6.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 6.3 |
| Humbrol | #6E6D75 | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.6 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 9.7 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.7 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.0 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 12.5 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.5 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Medium gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Light gun metal Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.7 · close
- C IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Light grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.4 · close
- C IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.9 · close
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