Aluminium
Vallejo · Metal Color · 77.701
#AEAEAE · L*71.1 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Vallejo Aluminium in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Aluminium is a light grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Aluminium at ΔE 0.3. 9 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Aluminium?
AK Interactive Aluminium is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Aluminium in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Honed Steel (ΔE 0.6) and Mig Stone Grey (ΔE 1.1).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Aluminium?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Aluminium, ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Aluminium equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11207 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Matte Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11234 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
Aluminium equivalent in Reaper
- A Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9053 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Aircraft Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9290 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Aluminium equivalent in Mig
- A Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Silver Dragon D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Shining Silver Warpaints WP1129 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Aluminium equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX GX208 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in Mission Models
- B Chrome MMC-001 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 MMP-102 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in Citadel
- B Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Grey Seer Base ΔE 3.2 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in FolkArt
- B Burgundy Acrylic Colors 957 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Cut Grass Acrylic Colors 2579 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Warm Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.5 · similar
Aluminium equivalent in Duncan
- B Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Bone Wash Wave 3 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Aluminium equivalent in Tom Color
- B Ship Grey TC-0233 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Raf Light Aircraft Grey TC-0117 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Aluminium equivalent in Revell
- B Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.7 · close
Aluminium in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 3.4 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Scale75 | #BBB7B4 | Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #A3A9A9 | Light Gray SU-27 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 3.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 3.6 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.8 |
| Monument | #ABAEA7 | Bright Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Foundry | #BEBEBE | Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System | ΔE 4.3 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.1 |
| Tamiya | #B3AAAE | Smoke Spray | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B2A7A5 | Mid Grey Military Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #BEC2C5 | Real Navy Gloss™ | ΔE 5.7 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 6.0 |
| P3 | #B5BCB2 | Galvanized Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 10.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 11.8 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Chain Mail Silver Game Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Chrome Metal Color ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Sky Grey Model Color ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Pale Burnt Metal Metal Color ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Light Gull Gray Model Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Duraluminium Metal Color ΔE 2.9 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot