Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint)
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-20
#777776 · L*50.0 a*-0.2 b*0.5
The closest match to Tamiya Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) 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. 8 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 (Lacquer Paint)?
Citadel Astrogranite is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Dark Aluminium (ΔE 0.7) and Green Stuff World Grey Mist Dip (ΔE 0.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Light gun metal Shop Citadel Astrogranite Shop Citadel Technical set
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Citadel
- A Astrogranite Technical ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- C Iron Warriors Base ΔE 3.7 · close
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dark Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11208 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Have Glass Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC245 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 4.4 · close
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Steel Metal Color 77.712 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Jet Exhaust Metal Color 77.713 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in P3
- A Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Warcolours
- A Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Duncan
- A Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Reaper
- A Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Gun Metal Warpaints WP1131 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Foundry
- B Slate Grey Light Paint System 32C ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C American Green Paint System 93B ΔE 4.0 · close
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B BBS Silver Mr Paint - Car MRP-C017 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Chrome Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A011 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Light gun metal (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2895 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 4.4 · close
Light gun metal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #74797B | Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #72706D | Dark Gray (2) Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mig | #7C7E7B | RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics | ΔE 3.1 |
| Tom Color | #7B7F7E | RAL 7042 Trafic Grey | ΔE 3.6 |
| Revell | #6C706F | Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 3.9 |
| Scale75 | #6E6E70 | Winter Grey Warfront Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mission Models | #6F7075 | Duraluminum | ΔE 4.4 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 5.2 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 5.8 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.7 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.6 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 11.6 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B Metallic gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Light gun metal Spray ΔE 3.7 · close
- D IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Medium gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.7 · similar
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