Steel (Mecha Color)
Vallejo · Mecha Color · 69.063
#8D8B8C · L*58.1 a*0.9 b*-0.3
The closest match to Vallejo Steel (Mecha Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Steel is a mid grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mission Models Dark Aluminum at ΔE 1.1. 10 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 (Mecha Color)?
Mission Models Dark Aluminum is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Steel (Mecha Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Moonstone Grey (ΔE 1.4) and The Army Painter Fairy Dust (ΔE 1.4).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Steel (Mecha Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mission Models
- A Dark Aluminum MMM-007 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 3.7 · close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Fairy Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.7 · very close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Citadel
- A Boltgun Metal Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Chainmail Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.3 · very close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Light Grey FS36293 Mr Paint MRP-279 ΔE 3.9 · close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Aggressor Grey Fs 36251 10ml Real Colors - Air RC248 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6301 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Silver Sterling Metallics 662 ΔE 3.9 · close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Reaper
- B Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9206 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Weathered Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9087 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Foundry
- B Armour Shade Paint System 35A ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 2.6 · very close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color 601 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color H76 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Scale75
- B Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Steel (Mecha Color) equivalent in Duncan
- B Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 3.1 |
| Tom Color | #8A8E91 | Haze Grey Usn WW2 | ΔE 3.3 |
| Warcolours | #908D88 | Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 3.4 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.8 |
| P3 | #8D8581 | Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #99979A | Pure Silver Colors | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mig | #99999B | Fs 36270 Medium Gray Acrylics | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #8F918C | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 4.9 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.1 |
| Revell | #889093 | Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.2 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.5 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 7.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 7.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #917F75 | Gun Metal Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.9 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.3 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Magnesium Metal Color ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Light Grey Model Color ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Silver Model Color ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Dark Aluminium Metal Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Cold Grey Game Air ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Russian AF Grey N.3 Model Air ΔE 3.8 · close
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