Cool Grey 1
Warcolours · Layer paints
#C6C6C6 · L*79.9 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Warcolours Cool Grey 1 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Cool Grey 1 is a light grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Super Iron 2 at ΔE 0.9. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Cool Grey 1?
Mr. Hobby Super Iron 2 is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Cool Grey 1 in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Pearl Medium (ΔE 1.0) and Tamiya Smoke (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Cool Grey 1?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Pearl Medium, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Cool Grey 1 Shop Mr. Hobby Super Iron 2
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Super Iron 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM203 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Super Stainless 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM204 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Vallejo
- A Pearl Medium Arte Deco 84.158 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A USAF Light Gray Model Air 71.276 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Tamiya
- A Smoke Lacquer Paint LP-67 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat XF-16 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Primer Grey Matt Surface ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Moon Mist Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.6 · similar
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Reaper
- A Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9090 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Shining Mithril Master Series Paints Bones 9454 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Foundry
- B Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System 47C ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 2.1 · very close
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Lichtgrau-light Grey RAL 7035 10ml Real Colors - Air RC214 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Light Grey Fs 36495 Air (3rd Gen) AK11889 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Tom Color
- B RAL 7035 TC-0092 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Mig 25/31 Grey TC-0184 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in FolkArt
- B Cottage White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7274 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Licorice Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2934 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Snow White Colors 21884 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in Humbrol
- B Light Grey Acrylics - Matt 64 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Silver Aerosol Sprays S11 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Cool Grey 1 equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Brigade Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Company Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.0 · very close
Cool Grey 1 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #BCBDC0 | Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 2.8 |
| Mission Models | #BBBBBB | Aluminum | ΔE 2.8 |
| Revell | #C4CACA | Light Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 3.0 |
| Scale75 | #C6C1BD | City Dust Soil Works | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #C0C1BB | Light Grey Mr Paint | ΔE 3.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 4.1 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.2 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.8 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.1 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.3 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Monument | #D3D4CC | Metallic Medium Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.0 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- A Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Warm Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Transparent White Transparent paints ΔE 9.0 · similar
- D Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 9.0 · similar
- E Warm Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 11.7 · far
- E Blue Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 12.2 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot