Paint Equivalents

Silver (Metal Color)

Vallejo · Metal Color · 77.724

#A0A0A0 · L*65.9 a*0.0 b*0.0

The closest match to Vallejo Silver (Metal Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Silver is a light grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Crusader Silver at ΔE 0.3. 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 Silver (Metal Color)?

Reaper Crusader Silver is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Silver (Metal Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Astrogranite Debris (ΔE 0.9) and Foundry Gun Metal (ΔE 0.9).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Silver (Metal Color)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Dunkelgrau Shine, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89550 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. B Rainy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9038 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Grey Seer Base ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Gun Metal Paint System 104B ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. C Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Chrome Silver Mr Metal Color 211 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix 236 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. E Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix 238 ΔE 14.8 · far

Full Vallejo → Liquitex conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Brush-On Primer Warpaints Primer WP1472 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Orc Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Mig

  1. B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Fs 36270 Medium Gray Acrylics AMIG0211 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Spectral Wolf Instant Colors Range ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Silver (Metal Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Dunkelgrau Shine AFV AK166 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Raf Sky Grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11848 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Silver in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Monument #9A9E9D Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 2.5
Tom Color #999EA1 626 Camouflage Grey Raf ΔE 2.8
Revell #9DA2A6 Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.9
Mr. Paint #999EA2 Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint ΔE 3.0
Apple Barrel #95999A Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.2
FolkArt #A7A6A1 Sawgrass Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.2
Mission Models #9B9EA5 White Aluminum ΔE 3.8
Humbrol #999CA3 Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.9
Golden #979392 N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 4.4
Arteza #ACABB1 Silver Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.9
Italeri #8E9493 Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.4
P3 #8E959A Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.4
Coat d'Arms #B2A7A5 Mid Grey Military Range ΔE 5.9
Tamiya #8F918C Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 6.0
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.2
Turbo Dork #B5B9BC Silver Fox ΔE 7.3
Kimera Kolors #A99E85 Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 11.0
Acrilex #A89A82 Concreto Paints ΔE 11.1

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Duraluminium Metal Color ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Stone Wall Grey Game Air ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  3. B Pale Burnt Metal Metal Color ΔE 2.7 · very close
  4. B Plate Mail Metal Surface Primer ΔE 3.5 · very close
  5. C Splinter Camouflage Base Panzer Aces ΔE 3.6 · close
  6. C Light Steel Mecha Color ΔE 3.6 · close

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