Sparkling silver
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-48
#DEE0DF · L*89.0 a*-0.9 b*0.3
The closest match to Tamiya Sparkling silver in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Sparkling silver is an off-white. 17 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Silver at ΔE 1.0. 1 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 Sparkling silver?
Mr. Hobby Silver is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Sparkling silver in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Metal Medium (ΔE 1.3) and Liquitex Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Sparkling silver?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Sparkling silver Shop Mr. Hobby Silver Shop Mr. Hobby Acrysion set
Sparkling silver equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Silver Acrysion N8 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Super Silver Mr Color 159 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
Sparkling silver equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Metal Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11232 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Satin Varnish Real Colors - Modern RC501 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Sparkling silver equivalent in Liquitex
- A Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix 224 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 316 ΔE 3.8 · close
Sparkling silver equivalent in Scale75
- A Odorless Thinner Soil Works ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
Sparkling silver equivalent in Vallejo
- A Steel Premium Airbrush Color 62.051 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Matt Varnish Arte Deco 84.155 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Sparkling silver equivalent in Citadel
- A Valhallan Blizzard Technical ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Necron Compound Dry ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Sparkling silver equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A The White Pure Pigments PW6 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- E Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 20.0 · far
Sparkling silver equivalent in Mig
- A One Shot Primer - White Primers AMIG2022 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Satin White Acrylics AMIG0047 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Sparkling silver equivalent in Reaper
- A Polished Silver Master Series Paints Core Colors 9054 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Vampiric Mist Master Series Paints Bones 9461 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Sparkling silver equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Snowflake Colors 21377 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21954E ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Sparkling silver equivalent in FolkArt
- A Dove Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2382 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Titanium White Pure™ Artist Pigment 6386 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Sparkling silver equivalent in Humbrol
- A Silver Acrylics - Metallics 11 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics 191 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Sparkling silver in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #DADADA | Light Gull Grey FS 16440 | ΔE 1.8 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 1.8 |
| Foundry | #E6E6E6 | Austrian White Light Paint System | ΔE 1.9 |
| Monument | #E6E6E6 | Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series | ΔE 1.9 |
| Arteza | #E7E9E8 | Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 2.0 |
| Tom Color | #E0E1DC | Bianco Neve 6 | ΔE 2.0 |
| The Army Painter | #E2E1DC | Holy White Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 2.2 |
| Creature | #DADBD5 | Metallic Medium Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 2.7 |
| Golden | #E3DFDE | N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 3.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #E0E3E8 | Quicksilver Metallic Colors | ΔE 3.2 |
| Warcolours | #EDEDED | Transparent White Transparent paints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Italeri | #EFEEEF | Light Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #E9ECE5 | Bianco Neve Mr Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.3 |
| P3 | #D7D9E0 | Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Revell | #F3F2ED | White Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 6.7 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Flat aluminum Lacquer Paint ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Gloss aluminum Lacquer Paint ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Racing white Spray ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Insignia white Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Mica silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.8 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot