Steel Grey (Surface Primer)
Vallejo · Surface Primer · 70.630
#74858C · L*54.4 a*-4.6 b*-5.8
The closest match to Vallejo Steel Grey (Surface Primer) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Steel Grey is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Fine Surface Primer-gray at ΔE 0.4. 14 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 Steel Grey (Surface Primer)?
Mr. Paint Fine Surface Primer-gray is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Steel Grey (Surface Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Neutral Gray (ΔE 0.4) and Tom Color M-485 Blue Grey (ΔE 1.2).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Steel Grey (Surface Primer)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is M-485 Blue Grey 10ml, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Fine Surface Primer-gray Mr Paint MRP-LPG ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A U.S.navy Modern FS35237 Mr Paint MRP-105 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Neutral Gray Mr Color 13 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- C Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 3.8 · close
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Tom Color
- A M-485 Blue Grey TC-0172 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Blue Grey 058m TC-0145 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A M-485 Blue Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC256 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A M-485 Blue-grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11865 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mission Models
- A Medium Grey FS 35237 MMP-072 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 MMP-042 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Revell
- B Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.7 · similar
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 6.9 · similar
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0208 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics AMIG0210 ΔE 4.3 · close
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Tamiya
- C Haze grey Spray TS-32 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Neutral gray Aircraft Spray AS-7 ΔE 3.6 · close
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C Six Shooter ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Blue Steel ΔE 8.4 · similar
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Uniform Grey World War II Range 525 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Steel Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Blue Echo Acrylic Colors 2639 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Silver Marlin Acrylic Colors 6465 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Steel Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #6C8997 | Bering Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.0 |
| Foundry | #828A8D | German Late Field Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 4.3 |
| Italeri | #7E8E9A | Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Duncan | #7A8896 | Gravestone Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Citadel | #899092 | Ironbreaker Air | ΔE 6.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 6.2 |
| Reaper | #618095 | Glacial Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| The Army Painter | #86888C | Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 6.7 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 7.1 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Warcolours | #828282 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 7.6 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 10.8 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.5 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.5 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 14.3 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 17.4 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Grey Green Mecha Color ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Dark Blue Grey Model Color ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Medium Gray Model Air ΔE 4.2 · close
- C BS Medium Sea Grey Model Air ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Blue Grey Pale Model Color ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Steel Grey Game Color ΔE 5.9 · similar
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