Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint)
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-61
#727071 · L*47.4 a*1.0 b*-0.3
The closest match to Tamiya Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Metallic gray is a mid grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Dark Steel at ΔE 0.8. 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 gray (Lacquer Paint)?
Vallejo Dark Steel is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Misty White (ΔE 1.2) and Reaper Cloudy Grey (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Steel, ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Metallic gray Shop Vallejo Dark Steel Shop Vallejo Mecha Color set
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Dark Steel Mecha Color 69.065 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Gunmetal Grey Metal Color 77.720 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Misty White Colors 20782 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Lilac Dust Colors 20559 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Reaper
- A Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9089 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Scale75
- A Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Brown Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 4.2 · close
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Neutral Grey 43 10ml Real Colors - Air RC261 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A RLM 75 Real Colors - Air RC279 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Duncan
- A Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Incubus Purple Wave 3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Warcolours
- A Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 3.7 · close
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Golden
- B N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1445 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics 7445 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Gray (2) Aqueous Hobby Color H83 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color H306 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Have Glass Grey FS36170 MMP-083 ΔE 3.9 · close
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mig
- B One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 3.9 · close
Metallic gray (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Citadel
- B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Astrogranite Technical ΔE 2.9 · very close
Metallic gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #727475 | Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash | ΔE 2.6 |
| FolkArt | #6B6A6F | Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 3.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 3.3 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Tom Color | #696C71 | Bs381c:638 Grey | ΔE 3.7 |
| Revell | #6C706F | Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #6E6D75 | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 4.0 |
| Foundry | #76716B | American Green Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #686765 | Camouflage Grey FS36170 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| Italeri | #6C6A65 | Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 6.6 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 7.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 7.6 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 12.2 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.8 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B Light gun metal Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.2 · close
- C IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Light gun metal Spray ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.1 · similar
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