Paint Equivalents

Chain Mail Silver

Vallejo · Game Air · 72.753

#AEAEAE · L*71.1 a*0.0 b*0.0

The closest match to Vallejo Chain Mail Silver in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Chain Mail Silver 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 range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Chain Mail Silver?

AK Interactive Aluminium is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Chain Mail Silver 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 Chain Mail Silver?

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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Chain Mail Silver equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11207 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. A Matte Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11234 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9053 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Aircraft Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9290 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Mig

  1. A Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Silver Dragon D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Shining Silver Warpaints WP1129 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX GX208 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Chrome MMC-001 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 MMP-102 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Grey Seer Base ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Burgundy Acrylic Colors 957 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Cut Grass Acrylic Colors 2579 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Warm Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Bone Wash Wave 3 ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Ship Grey TC-0233 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Raf Light Aircraft Grey TC-0117 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver equivalent in Revell

  1. B Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

Chain Mail Silver in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
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

  1. A Aluminium Metal Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Chrome Metal Color ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  3. A Sky Grey Model Color ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  4. A Pale Burnt Metal Metal Color ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  5. B Light Gull Gray Model Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
  6. B Duraluminium Metal Color ΔE 2.9 · very close

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