Smoke (Spray)
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-71
#B3AAAE · L*70.4 a*4.0 b*-0.9
The closest match to Tamiya Smoke (Spray) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Smoke is a light grey. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Green Stuff World Tinmetal Grey at ΔE 2.4 — very close. 20 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 Smoke (Spray)?
Green Stuff World Tinmetal Grey is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Smoke (Spray) in any other range, at ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Bone Wash (ΔE 2.4) and FolkArt Gray Owl (ΔE 2.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Smoke (Spray)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Metallic Black, ΔE 5.1 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Smoke Shop Green Stuff World Tinmetal Grey
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Tinmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 7.1 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Duncan
- B Bone Wash Wave 3 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Gray Owl Acrylic Colors 2656 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Ballet Pink Acrylic Colors 438 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Mid Grey Military Range 231 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Chainmail Fantasy Range 109 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Scale75
- B Spectral Wolf Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.9 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Reaper
- C Ancient Wood Master Series Paints Core Colors 9315 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Mana Waste Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89544 ΔE 3.8 · close
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Arteza
- C Silver Acrylic Premium Paints A734 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Pearl Lilac Acrylic Pearl Paints A223 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Citadel
- C Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Canoptek Alloy Layer ΔE 6.0 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Pale Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11013 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Crackle Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11236 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Mission Models
- C Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 MMP-102 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D British Slate Grey 34 MMP-045 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Golden
- D N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1447 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Smoke (Spray) equivalent in Vallejo
- D Metallic Black Premium Airbrush Color 62.053 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Aluminum (Metallic) Model Air 71.062 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Smoke in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #B2B2B3 | Silver Dragon D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mig | #A7A7A7 | Crystal Glass Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #A4A4A5 | Aluminium Mr Metal Color | ΔE 5.5 |
| Warcolours | #A5A5A5 | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Revell | #A6A9AE | Silver Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 6.0 |
| Tom Color | #ADB1BD | Silbergrau Dkm50 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Foundry | #9D9E9F | Gun Metal Paint System | ΔE 7.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #99979A | Pure Silver Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 7.6 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.6 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.8 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #999EA2 | Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint | ΔE 8.5 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| P3 | #B3A998 | Devout White Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.8 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.9 |
| Acrilex | #E6D1DF | Lilás Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 14.7 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- D Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 9.7 · similar
- D Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 9.9 · similar
- D Mica silver Spray ΔE 9.9 · similar
- D Silver leaf Spray ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Smoke Lacquer Paint ΔE 10.1 · far
- E Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray ΔE 10.8 · far
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