Paint Equivalents

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Primer · CP3025

#858180 · L*54.3 a*1.3 b*1.1

The closest match to The Army Painter Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Gun Metal is a mid grey. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Orchid Blush, ΔE 1.9. 10 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 The Army Painter Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer)?

FolkArt Orchid Blush is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Cool Grey 3 (ΔE 2.1) and Scale75 Rainy Gray (ΔE 2.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Magnesium, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6301 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Grey Paints for undercoating ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Magnesium Metal Color 77.711 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Light Rubber Panzer Aces 70.305 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Gun Metal -88- Figures AK3086 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Aggressor Grey Fs 36251 Air (3rd Gen) AK11885 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Boltgun Metal Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in P3

  1. B Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → P3 conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. B Duraluminium Mr Paint MRP-008 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Blade Steel Master Series Paints Bones 9452 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9206 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Golden

  1. C N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Gun Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series S23 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series S12 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Gun Metal in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Hobby #888084 Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.8
Foundry #7A7B7D Slate Grey Light Paint System ΔE 3.9
Mission Models #8B8B8D Dark Aluminum ΔE 4.2
Green Stuff World #8C8C8C Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3
Mig #7C7E7B RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics ΔE 4.3
Tom Color #7B7F7E RAL 7042 Trafic Grey ΔE 4.7
Tamiya #777776 Light gun metal Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.8
Humbrol #827773 Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 4.8
Italeri #7B7C74 Steel Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.0
Revell #757A80 Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 6.3
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.5
Coat d'Arms #917F75 Gun Metal Fantasy Range ΔE 7.0
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 7.1
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 7.1
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 7.6
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.0
Acrilex #A89A82 Concreto Paints ΔE 13.5
Creature #AC9C83 White Gold Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 14.3

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Gun Metal Warpaints ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Primer ΔE 2.5 · very close
  3. B Mithral Silver D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.8 · very close
  4. C Polished Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.7 · close
  5. C Lich Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.2 · close
  6. C Fairy Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 4.3 · close

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