Metallic silver
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-83
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The closest match to Tamiya Metallic silver in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Metallic silver is a light grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Varnish Matt at ΔE 1.0. 3 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 silver?
AK Interactive Varnish Matt is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Metallic silver in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: P3 Quick Silver (ΔE 1.5) and Apple Barrel Country Grey (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Metallic silver?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Gunmetal, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Metallic silver equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Varnish Matt Primer (3rd Gen) AK11237 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Gloss Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11235 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Metallic silver equivalent in P3
- A Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Frostbite Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Metallic silver equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Country Grey Colors 20526 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Elephant Gray Colors 4470E ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Metallic silver equivalent in Duncan
- A Matt Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D White Star Wave 1 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Metallic silver equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Super Fine Silver 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM201 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Super Chrome Silver 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM206 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Metallic silver equivalent in Scale75
- A Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Odorless Thinner Soil Works ΔE 2.3 · very close
Metallic silver equivalent in Citadel
- A Necron Compound Dry ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Stormhost Silver Layer ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Metallic silver equivalent in Reaper
- A Foggy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9316 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Polished Silver Master Series Paints Core Colors 9054 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Metallic silver equivalent in FolkArt
- B Dove Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2382 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Titanium White Pure™ Artist Pigment 6386 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Metallic silver equivalent in Humbrol
- B Silver Acrylics - Metallics 11 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Silver Aerosol Sprays S11 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Metallic silver equivalent in Mission Models
- B Light Gull Grey FS 16440 MMP-069 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Grey Primer Primer MMS-003 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Metallic silver equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Gunmetal Game Color 72.054 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Matt Varnish Arte Deco 84.155 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Metallic silver in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #E0E3E8 | Quicksilver Metallic Colors | ΔE 2.2 |
| The Army Painter | #D6D6D6 | Spaceship Exterior Warpaints | ΔE 2.3 |
| Liquitex | #DFDFDF | Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.3 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 2.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #D5D9E4 | Silver Military Range | ΔE 3.2 |
| Foundry | #E6E6E6 | Austrian White Light Paint System | ΔE 3.4 |
| Monument | #E6E6E6 | Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series | ΔE 3.4 |
| Golden | #E3DFDE | N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 3.4 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 3.8 |
| Creature | #E7E3E2 | Bold Titanium White Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.8 |
| Tom Color | #D2DAE5 | Highlight Skin Tone | ΔE 3.8 |
| Arteza | #E7E9E8 | Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Warcolours | #C9C9C9 | Metallic White Metallic paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Italeri | #EFEEEF | Light Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.7 |
| Revell | #C4CACA | Light Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #BFCACF | Tin Star | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #BCC6CF | Light Gray Mr Paint | ΔE 6.6 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B Mica silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Flat aluminum Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Gloss aluminum Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Sparkling silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Racing white Spray ΔE 3.4 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot