Light Steel
Vallejo · Mecha Color · 69.064
#A5A9AD · L*69.0 a*-0.6 b*-2.5
The closest match to Vallejo Light Steel in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Light Steel is a light grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Revell Silver at ΔE 0.9. 6 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
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Light Steel?
Revell Silver is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Light Steel in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Ship Grey (ΔE 1.0) and Citadel Grey Seer (ΔE 1.6).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Light Steel?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Silbergrau -silver Grey RAL 7001 10ml, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Light Steel equivalent in Revell
- A Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.2 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in Tom Color
- A Ship Grey TC-0233 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Silver Grey TC-0241 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in Citadel
- A Grey Seer Base ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Drakenhof Nightshade Shade ΔE 3.3 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Silbergrau -silver Grey RAL 7001 10ml Real Colors - Air RC210 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Light Ghost Grey Fs 36375 10ml Real Colors - Air RC252 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in Mig
- B Grey Shine Acrylics AMIG0911 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.1 · similar
Light Steel equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Chrome Silver Mr Metal Color 211 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Gray SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-046 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint MRP-372 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 5.9 · similar
Light Steel equivalent in Mission Models
- B Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 MMP-102 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 MMP-117 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Orc Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Mithril Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2 · very close
Light Steel equivalent in Humbrol
- B Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin S165 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Grey Aerosol Sprays S64 ΔE 4.2 · close
Light Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #A5A5A4 | Gloss Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 3.2 |
| FolkArt | #9CA6AF | Baby Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.2 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.3 |
| Reaper | #B0B0B0 | Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Foundry | #9D9E9F | Gun Metal Paint System | ΔE 3.7 |
| Scale75 | #9C9DA1 | Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 3.8 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.2 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.3 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #AEB2BD | Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #ADB7C0 | Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.7 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #95999A | Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.0 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 11.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 13.3 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Silver Game Air ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Sky Grey Model Color ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Stone Wall Grey Game Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Pale Burnt Metal Metal Color ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Silver Hobby Paint ΔE 2.6 · 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