Paint Equivalents

German Grey (Model Color)

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.995

#2E2E2C · L*18.9 a*-0.5 b*1.3

The closest match to Vallejo German Grey (Model Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo German Grey is a dark grey. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Licorice at ΔE 0.0. 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

The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo German Grey (Model Color)?

FolkArt Licorice is the closest equivalent to Vallejo German Grey (Model Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Bone Black (ΔE 0.9) and Scale75 Black (ΔE 1.5).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo German Grey (Model Color)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Black Grey, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Licorice Acrylic Colors 938 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Gilded Oak Acrylic Colors 2495 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Golden

  1. A Bone Black Fluid 2010 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Bone Black OPEN Acrylics 7010 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Black Scale Color Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Black Grey AFV AK4008 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Amt-12 Dark Grey Air AK2246 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Death Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Raven Black Warpaints Air ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A NATO Black MMP-035 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Gun Metal MMM-010 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. A White Matt Aerosol Sprays S34 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Humbrol conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Exhaust Metal Mr Paint MRP-148 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Green Camo FS34084 Mr Paint MRP-433 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Blackened Barrel Light Paint System 105C ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B British Denison Green Shade Paint System 98A ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A MS Red Gundam Color Spray SG5 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Flat black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-1 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

German Grey (Model Color) equivalent in Monument

  1. B Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 040 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 030 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Monument conversion chart

German Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Liquitex #343434 Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 2.4
Warcolours #262624 Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 2.5
Apple Barrel #272624 Pavement Colors ΔE 2.6
Citadel #2B2A24 Dryad Bark Air ΔE 2.9
Tom Color #262626 Black Uniform Shadow ΔE 2.9
Reaper #363636 Grey Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.0
Green Stuff World #252525 Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.1
Mig #323335 Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics ΔE 3.2
Creature #292D2F Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 3.3
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 4.2
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 4.6
Revell #2E2F34 Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.8
Italeri #2F3739 Gun Metal Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.3
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 6.3
Coat d'Arms #3B413F Angel Green Fantasy Range ΔE 6.7
Arteza #3B3A40 Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.0
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 17.4

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Black Model Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Russian Thick Mud Weathering FX ΔE 2.4 · very close
  3. B Black Thick Mud Weathering FX ΔE 2.9 · very close
  4. B Black Wash FX ΔE 2.9 · very close
  5. B Camouflage Black Green Model Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
  6. B Hospitallier Black Xpress Color Intense ΔE 3.2 · very close

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