Metallic black (Lacquer Paint)
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-40
#3F3B3A · L*25.2 a*1.5 b*1.2
The closest match to Tamiya Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Metallic black is a dark grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Rlm66 Black Gray at ΔE 0.3. 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 Metallic black (Lacquer Paint)?
Mr. Hobby Rlm66 Black Gray is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint RLM 61 (ΔE 1.5) and Vallejo Grey Green (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Metallic black (Lacquer Paint)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Green, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Metallic black Shop Mr. Hobby Rlm66 Black Gray Shop Mr. Hobby Mr Color set
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color 116 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- C MS Red Gundam Color Spray SG5 ΔE 4.0 · close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A RLM 61 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A054 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B RLM 61 Dunkelbraun Mr Paint MRP-055 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Grey Green Model Color 70.866 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Brown Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.811 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Duncan
- A Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Death Reaper Wave 1 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Foundry
- A Charcoal Black Paint System 34B ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Quagmire Shade Paint System 63A ΔE 2.6 · very close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Boulder Acrylic Colors 4624 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Real Brown Acrylic Colors 231 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Rubber / Tires General AK720 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Dunkelgrau Shadow AFV AK161 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.5 · close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Onyx Skin Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Night Scales Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 5.5 · similar
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Reaper
- B Carbon Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9318 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Grey Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9065 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Golden
- B Carbon Black OPEN Acrylics 7040 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Bone Black Heavy Body 1010 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Metallic black (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Scale75
- B Eclipse Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Winter Shadow Warfront Range ΔE 4.5 · close
Metallic black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #373735 | Gun Metal | ΔE 3.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #4A423F | Burnt Umber Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Citadel | #463F39 | Charadon Granite Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 3.5 |
| Tom Color | #3D383C | Tire Black | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mig | #3D383C | Rubber & Tires Acrylics | ΔE 3.5 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #343436 | Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.7 |
| Humbrol | #323232 | White Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.0 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #404240 | PRIME Black Brown Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 4.5 |
| P3 | #48453D | Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.1 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.4 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 13.5 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Black Spray ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Flat black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Matt black Spray ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Semi gloss black Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Metallic black Spray ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Rubber black Spray ΔE 5.0 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot