Paint Equivalents

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Primer · CP3008

#858584 · L*55.5 a*-0.2 b*0.5

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

The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal is a mid grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Magnesium at ΔE 0.6. 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

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer)?

Vallejo Magnesium is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Leadbelcher (ΔE 0.7) and Warcolours Cool Grey 3 (ΔE 1.2).

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

The nearest Vallejo paint is Magnesium, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Magnesium Metal Color 77.711 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Light Rubber Panzer Aces 70.305 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. B Boltgun Metal Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Grey Paints for undercoating ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Aggressor Grey Fs 36251 10ml Real Colors - Air RC248 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6301 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Duraluminium Mr Paint MRP-008 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9206 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Dark Aluminum MMM-007 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mission Models conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Golden

  1. B N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #7F8487 Fs 36293 Acrylics ΔE 3.1
Tom Color #828888 Radome Grey Modern Jets ΔE 3.1
Mr. Hobby #7A8083 JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color ΔE 4.1
Foundry #7A7B7D Slate Grey Light Paint System ΔE 4.2
P3 #8D8581 Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.2
Tamiya #7E8789 Neutral gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 4.4
Italeri #898C85 Aluminium Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.5
Monument #8D857E Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series ΔE 4.6
Revell #909088 Stone Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.3
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 5.7
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 5.7
Apple Barrel #868F8A Granite Gray Colors ΔE 6.0
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.5
Humbrol #827773 Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 7.2
Coat d'Arms #838270 Faded Khaki World War II Range ΔE 8.3
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.3
Acrilex #A89A82 Concreto Paints ΔE 13.0
Creature #AC9C83 White Gold Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.9

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Mithral Silver D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Polished Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  3. B Gun Metal Warpaints Primer ΔE 2.5 · very close
  4. B Fairy Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
  5. B Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.0 · very close
  6. B Gun Metal Warpaints ΔE 3.4 · very close

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