Paint Equivalents

Gunmetal (Game Air)

Vallejo · Game Air · 72.754

#6E6F71 · L*46.8 a*0.0 b*-1.2

The closest match to Vallejo Gunmetal (Game Air) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Gunmetal is a mid grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Winter Grey at ΔE 0.7. 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 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 Gunmetal (Game Air)?

Scale75 Winter Grey is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Gunmetal (Game Air) in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 10ml (ΔE 1.2) and Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36270 (ΔE 1.3).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Gunmetal (Game Air)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Neutral Grey 43 10ml, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Vallejo Gunmetal Shop Scale75 Winter Grey Shop Scale75 Warfront Range set

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. C Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Neutral Grey 43 10ml Real Colors - Air RC261 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A RLM 75 Real Colors - Air RC279 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color H306 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Gray (2) Aqueous Hobby Color H83 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9089 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Metallic gray Lacquer Paint LP-61 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Have Glass Grey FS36170 MMP-083 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Mig

  1. A One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Misty White Colors 20782 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Lilac Dust Colors 20559 ΔE 9.8 · similar

Full Vallejo → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Incubus Purple Wave 3 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) TC-0097 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Gunmetal (Game Air) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Gunmetal in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Revell #6C706F Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.8
FolkArt #6B6A6F Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 2.9
Citadel #706E6B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 3.1
Golden #6F6B6A N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 3.2
Foundry #656667 Gun Metal Shade Paint System ΔE 3.5
Green Stuff World #787878 Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.8
Humbrol #6E6D75 Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 3.8
Mr. Paint #686765 Camouflage Grey FS36170 Mr Paint ΔE 3.9
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.2
Italeri #74797B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.2
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 5.7
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 6.3
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.5
Coat d'Arms #6D746D Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 6.7
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.5
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 8.5
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 12.8
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 13.1

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Camouflage Gray Model Air ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Gunmetal Grey Metal Color ΔE 2.0 · very close
  3. B Dark Steel Mecha Color ΔE 2.2 · very close
  4. B Dark Sea Grey Model Color ΔE 2.9 · very close
  5. B Gray Violet Model Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
  6. B Steel Metal Color ΔE 3.3 · very close

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