US Loam
Vallejo · Model Air · 71.292
#5A5857 · L*37.6 a*0.6 b*0.9
The closest match to Vallejo US Loam in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo US Loam is a mid grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Rough Gray at ΔE 0.7. 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 range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo US Loam?
Mr. Hobby Rough Gray is the closest equivalent to Vallejo US Loam in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Charcoal Black Light (ΔE 1.0) and Green Stuff World Slate Grey (ΔE 1.5).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo US Loam?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Gun Metal, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo US Loam Shop Mr. Hobby Rough Gray Shop Mr. Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color set
US Loam equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rough Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H345 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Japanese Navalrsenal Color Sasebo Mr Color Spray SJ02 ΔE 3.2 · very close
US Loam equivalent in Foundry
- A Charcoal Black Light Paint System 34C ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B American Green Shade Paint System 93A ΔE 3.2 · very close
US Loam equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 2.9 · very close
US Loam equivalent in FolkArt
- A Classic French Gray Acrylic Colors 6472 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Asphaltum Acrylic Colors 476 ΔE 3.5 · very close
US Loam equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Gun Metal AFV AK798 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Grey Fs 36081 10ml Real Colors - Air RC243 ΔE 2.3 · very close
US Loam equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Gun Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Broadsword Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.1 · very close
US Loam equivalent in Scale75
- B Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 4.4 · close
US Loam equivalent in Tom Color
- B Tire Black Highlight TC-0268 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light TC-0195 ΔE 3.0 · very close
US Loam equivalent in Acrilex
- B Grafite Paints 530 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Sépia Paints 551 ΔE 8.7 · similar
US Loam equivalent in Monument
- B Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 075 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series S22 ΔE 5.6 · similar
US Loam equivalent in P3
- B Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7 · similar
US Loam equivalent in Revell
- B Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Dark Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.6 · similar
US Loam in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #585B5B | Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.0 |
| Duncan | #5C5E5F | Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #5E5F61 | RLM 75 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.3 |
| Humbrol | #585954 | Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mission Models | #4F4F4F | Cold Rolled Steel | ΔE 3.5 |
| Tamiya | #5C5D61 | Dark sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 3.6 |
| Reaper | #64615C | Shadowed Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 4.7 |
| Golden | #4A4A48 | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.3 |
| Citadel | #484B4E | Eshin Grey Layer | ΔE 5.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #55584F | Dark Earth Military Range | ΔE 6.1 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.1 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #464742 | Dark Gray Gloss™ | ΔE 7.1 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.7 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Violet Grey Model Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Seaplane Gray Model Air ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Track Primer Panzer Aces ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Basalt Grey Model Color ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Dark Gray RLM42 Model Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Engine Grime Weathering FX ΔE 2.7 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot