Paint Equivalents

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints)

The Army Painter · Warpaints · WP1130

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

The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal is a mid grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Rainy Grey at ΔE 0.3. 5 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)?

Reaper Rainy Grey is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Leadbelcher (ΔE 0.7) and Foundry Arctic Grey Shade (ΔE 0.7).

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

The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Aluminium, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal Shop Reaper Rainy Grey Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Rainy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9038 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. B Weathered Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9087 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Leadbelcher Air ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. B Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Armour Shade Paint System 35A ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. C Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Dark Aluminium Metal Color 77.703 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Silver Model Color 70.997 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Mig

  1. B Fs 36270 Medium Gray Acrylics AMIG0211 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. C Fs 36440 Light Gull Gray Acrylics AMIG0241 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Golden

  1. B N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21983E ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Pure Silver Colors 20762 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B 507c Admirality Light Grey Naval AK5035 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal (Warpaints) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color 601 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Dark Gray (1) Mr Color 31 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Plate Mail Metal in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tom Color #8A8E91 Haze Grey Usn WW2 ΔE 3.2
Mission Models #8B8B8D Dark Aluminum ΔE 3.2
Italeri #8E9493 Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.3
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.3
Tamiya #8F918C Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 3.5
Scale75 #9C9DA1 Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 3.6
Monument #9A9E9D Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.7
Mr. Paint #898989 Exhaust Soot Mr Paint ΔE 3.8
P3 #8E959A Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.8
FolkArt #959A96 Winter White Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.1
Revell #889093 Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.3
Humbrol #999CA3 Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.5
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.0
Coat d'Arms #B2A7A5 Mid Grey Military Range ΔE 8.4
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 8.5
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 9.5
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.8
Acrilex #A89A82 Concreto Paints ΔE 11.2

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Grey Primer D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Primer ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Fairy Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
  3. C Mithril Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1 · close
  4. C Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.7 · close
  5. C Brush-On Primer Warpaints Primer ΔE 4.9 · close
  6. C Orc Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.9 · close

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