Paint Equivalents

Exhaust Manifold

Vallejo · Metal Color · 77.723

#7D7D7B · L*52.4 a*-0.4 b*1.1

The closest match to Vallejo Exhaust Manifold in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Exhaust Manifold is a mid grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml at ΔE 1.2. 8 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 Exhaust Manifold?

AK Interactive Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Exhaust Manifold in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig RLM 75 Grauviolett (ΔE 1.4) and The Army Painter Gun Metal (ΔE 1.5).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Exhaust Manifold?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Exhaust Manifold equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml Real Colors - Air RC215 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Gun Metal -88- Figures AK3086 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in Mig

  1. A RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics AMIG0254 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C Fs 36293 Acrylics AMIG0236 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Gun Metal Warpaints WP1131 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Mithral Silver D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in P3

  1. A Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → P3 conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2895 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B RAL 7042 Trafic Grey TC-0087 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C FS 36231 TC-0019 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B U.S. Medium Mod. Gray FS36251 Mr Paint MRP-094 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Silver Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A012 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Light gun metal Spray TS-42 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Exhaust Manifold in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #7A7B7D Slate Grey Light Paint System ΔE 2.5
Citadel #767675 Astrogranite Technical ΔE 2.8
Italeri #7B7C74 Steel Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.5
Mr. Hobby #7A8083 JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color ΔE 3.8
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 4.0
Scale75 #8B8683 Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 4.6
Golden #848589 N5 Neutral Gray High Flow ΔE 4.7
Mission Models #83878A Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 ΔE 4.8
Revell #757A80 Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 4.9
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 4.9
Monument #8D857E Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series ΔE 5.6
Humbrol #827773 Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 5.9
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 6.3
Coat d'Arms #6D746D Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 6.6
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 9.0
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.4
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 14.0
Creature #AC9C83 White Gold Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 15.6

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Burnt Iron Metal Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Jet Exhaust Metal Color ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  3. B Light Rubber Panzer Aces ΔE 2.3 · very close
  4. B Medium Sea Grey Model Color ΔE 2.5 · very close
  5. B Steel Metal Color ΔE 3.2 · very close
  6. B Cold Grey Game Air ΔE 3.3 · very close

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