Paint Equivalents

Light gun metal

Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-20

#777776 · L*50.0 a*-0.2 b*0.5

The closest match to Tamiya Light gun metal in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Light gun metal is a mid grey. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Astrogranite at ΔE 0.4. 7 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Light gun metal equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Astrogranite ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. C Iron Warriors ΔE 3.7 · close

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Light gun metal equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Dark Aluminium AK11208 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Have Glass Grey 10ml RC245 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

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Light gun metal equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Grey Mist Dip ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. C Anthrax Metal ΔE 4.4 · close

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Light gun metal equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Steel 77.712 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. A Jet Exhaust 77.713 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect

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Light gun metal equivalent in P3

  1. A Pig Iron ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Drake Grey ΔE 7.3 · similar

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Light gun metal equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Transparent Cool Grey ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. A Metallic Pewter ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

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Light gun metal equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Plate Armour ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Mythril Blade ΔE 3.2 · very close

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Light gun metal equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Shadowed Steel 9052 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Gozreh Gray 89545 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

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Light gun metal equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Brush-On Primer ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Gun Metal WP1131 ΔE 2.4 · very close

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Light gun metal equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Slate Grey Light 32C ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C American Green 93B ΔE 4.0 · close

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Light gun metal equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B BBS Silver MRP-C017 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Chrome MRP-A011 ΔE 2.4 · very close

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Light gun metal equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Parchment 2895 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Orchid Blush 4623 ΔE 4.4 · close

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Light gun metal in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Italeri #74797B Flat Ocean Grey ΔE 2.9
Mr. Hobby #72706D Dark Gray (2) ΔE 3.0
Mig #7C7E7B RLM 75 Grauviolett ΔE 3.1
Revell #6C706F Mouse Grey ΔE 3.8
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue ΔE 3.9
Scale75 #6E6E70 Winter Grey ΔE 3.9
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White ΔE 4.1
Mission Models #6F7075 Duraluminum ΔE 4.4
Golden #6F6B6A N5 Neutral Gray ΔE 5.0
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 5.2
Humbrol #827773 Dark Camouflage Grey Satin ΔE 5.7
Coat d'Arms #6D746D Armour ΔE 5.8
Monument #837876 Ninjon Red Grey ΔE 5.8
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 ΔE 7.7
Arteza #928E95 Gray ΔE 10.6
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey ΔE 16.1

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. B Metallic gray ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Light gun metal ΔE 3.7 · close
  3. D IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) ΔE 5.5 · similar
  4. D IJN graySasebo Arsenal ΔE 5.5 · similar
  5. D Medium gray ΔE 5.6 · similar
  6. D IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) ΔE 5.7 · similar