Paint Equivalents

Silver

Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-11

#DFDFDF · L*88.8 a*0.0 b*0.0

The closest match to Tamiya Silver in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Silver is an off-white. 17 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Liquitex Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent at ΔE 0.0. 2 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

The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.

What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Silver?

Liquitex Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Silver in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Odorless Thinner (ΔE 0.0) and Vallejo Steel (ΔE 0.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Silver?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel, ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tamiya Silver Shop Liquitex Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set

Silver equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix 224 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 316 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Tamiya → Liquitex conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Odorless Thinner Soil Works ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Tamiya → Scale75 conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Steel Premium Airbrush Color 62.051 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Matt Varnish Arte Deco 84.155 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable

Full Tamiya → Vallejo conversion chart

Silver equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Metal Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11232 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Satin Varnish Real Colors - Modern RC501 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable

Full Tamiya → AK Interactive conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Valhallan Blizzard Technical ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. A Necron Compound Dry ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Citadel conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Silver Acrysion N8 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Silver Mr Color 159 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable

Full Tamiya → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Matt Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. D White Star Wave 1 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Tamiya → Duncan conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. A The White Pure Pigments PW6 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. E Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 20.0 · far

Silver equivalent in Mig

  1. A One Shot Primer - White Primers AMIG2022 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Satin White Acrylics AMIG0047 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Mig conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Polished Silver Master Series Paints Core Colors 9054 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Vampiric Mist Master Series Paints Bones 9461 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Tamiya → Reaper conversion chart

Silver equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Dove Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2382 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Titanium White Pure™ Artist Pigment 6386 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → FolkArt conversion chart

Silver equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Silver Acrylics - Metallics 11 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics 191 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Tamiya → Humbrol conversion chart

Silver in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #DADADA Light Gull Grey FS 16440 ΔE 1.1
Apple Barrel #E4E3E1 Snowflake Colors ΔE 1.4
Foundry #E6E6E6 Austrian White Light Paint System ΔE 1.5
Monument #E6E6E6 Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series ΔE 1.5
Golden #E3DFDE N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 1.9
The Army Painter #D6D6D6 Spaceship Exterior Warpaints ΔE 2.1
Creature #E7E3E2 Bold Titanium White Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 2.2
Arteza #E7E9E8 Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 2.4
Green Stuff World #E0E3E8 Quicksilver Metallic Colors ΔE 2.8
Tom Color #E0E1DC Bianco Neve 6 ΔE 2.8
Warcolours #EDEDED Transparent White Transparent paints ΔE 3.0
Italeri #EFEEEF Light Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.4
P3 #D7D9E0 Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.7
Acrilex #D2DADC Cinza Paints ΔE 3.9
Revell #F3F2ED White Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.8
Mr. Paint #E9ECE5 Bianco Neve Mr Paint ΔE 4.9
Coat d'Arms #CED7D4 Elven Grey Fantasy Range ΔE 5.3
Turbo Dork #CFC9C2 Sparkle Motion ΔE 6.4

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. A Sparkling silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Flat aluminum Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  3. A Gloss aluminum Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  4. A Racing white Spray ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  5. B Metallic silver Spray ΔE 2.3 · very close
  6. B Insignia white Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.6 · very close

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