Oily Steel
Vallejo · Model Color · 70.865
#484146 · L*28.4 a*4.0 b*-1.9
The closest match to Vallejo Oily Steel in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Oily Steel is a dark grey. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Obsidian Skin, ΔE 1.7. 16 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 Oily Steel?
The Army Painter Obsidian Skin is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Oily Steel in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Brown 5 (ΔE 2.6) and Tom Color Tire Black (ΔE 3.4).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Oily Steel?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Grey Brown, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Oily Steel equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Obsidian Skin Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Brigadine Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.7 · very close
Oily Steel equivalent in Warcolours
- B Brown 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 6.4 · similar
Oily Steel equivalent in Tom Color
- B Tire Black TC-0088 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C FS 36118 Gunship Grey TC-0014 ΔE 4.0 · close
Oily Steel equivalent in Mig
- B Rubber & Tires Acrylics AMIG0033 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Dunkelgrau Dark Base Acrylics AMIG0907 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Oily Steel equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Dark Flesh Military Range 216 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Angel Green Fantasy Range 155 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Oily Steel equivalent in FolkArt
- C Real Brown Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2908 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Real Brown Acrylic Colors 231 ΔE 4.2 · close
Oily Steel equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21982E ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Burnt Umber Colors 20512 ΔE 4.8 · close
Oily Steel equivalent in Duncan
- C Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Death Reaper Wave 1 ΔE 4.1 · close
Oily Steel equivalent in Arteza
- C Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A004 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints A204 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Oily Steel equivalent in Scale75
- C Anthartic Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Petroleum Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 5.8 · similar
Oily Steel equivalent in Foundry
- C Red Oxide Shade Paint System 102A ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Soviet Winter Green Shade Paint System 96A ΔE 5.1 · similar
Oily Steel equivalent in Tamiya
- C Metallic black Lacquer Paint LP-40 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Rubber black Spray TS-82 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Oily Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #47484D | Tempest Grey Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 4.9 |
| AK Interactive | #4D4948 | Grey Brown Figures | ΔE 4.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3E3A39 | Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color | ΔE 5.1 |
| Humbrol | #41444B | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mission Models | #4D4845 | Metallic Burnt Iron 1 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #4E3B3D | Ninjon Dark Plum Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #4A413C | RLM 81 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Revell | #484B52 | Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.3 |
| Golden | #4A433E | Raw Umber Fluid | ΔE 6.3 |
| Citadel | #4A4C58 | Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 6.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #343436 | Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.7 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.4 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.2 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.3 |
| P3 | #48453D | Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.2 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 10.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 12.4 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Dark Sea Green Model Color ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Dark Brown RLM61 Model Air ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Panzer Dark Gray Model Air ΔE 4.0 · close
- C 6K Russian Brown Model Air ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Signal Blue Model Air ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Luftwaffe Uniform WWII Model Color ΔE 4.3 · close
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