Warm Grey 2
Warcolours · Layer paints
#AAA295 · L*66.9 a*0.6 b*7.8
The closest match to Warcolours Warm Grey 2 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Warm Grey 2 is a light, muted orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Thunder Gray at ΔE 0.9. 16 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Warm Grey 2?
FolkArt Thunder Gray is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Warm Grey 2 in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Gargoyle Grey (ΔE 2.0) and Citadel Agrax Earthshade (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Warm Grey 2?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Japanese Tank Crew Highlights, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Warm Grey 2 Shop FolkArt Thunder Gray Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in FolkArt
- A Thunder Gray Acrylic Colors 2658 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- C Taupe Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6300 ΔE 4.1 · close
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Gargoyle Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Great Hall Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.1 · similar
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in Citadel
- B Agrax Earthshade Shade ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Agrax Earthshade Gloss Shade ΔE 2.8 · very close
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Japanese Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces 70.332 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Deck Tan Model Color 70.986 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in P3
- B Devout White Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Caspian Flesh Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 5.0 · similar
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Libyan Army Desert Grey Real Colors - AFV RC103 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B M-485 Light Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC255 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Gull Grey FS36440 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A084 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B U.S. Navy Light Gull Grey FS36440 Mr Paint MRP-098 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in Foundry
- C British Equipment Tan Light Paint System 89C ΔE 3.9 · close
- C British Denison Brown Shade Paint System 97A ΔE 5.0 · close
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Dolphin Grey Gloss™ 20624 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Beachcomber Beige Gloss™ 20663 ΔE 4.7 · close
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in Monument
- C White Gold Pro Acrylic Paints 029 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Ninjon Dark Ivory Pro Signature Series S07 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in Tom Color
- C Ana 620 Light Gull Grey TC-0173 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Raf Light Aircraft Grey TC-0117 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Warm Grey 2 equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 16.0 · far
Warm Grey 2 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #A2A19D | Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #B1A991 | Cement Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.9 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mission Models | #9B9C8D | J3 SP Lt Grey Japanese Zero (Amber) | ΔE 5.6 |
| Reaper | #A1A08B | Vampiric Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| Tamiya | #ACA184 | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.0 |
| Duncan | #9E9084 | Griffon Claw Wave 1 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #AD9887 | Horse Tone – Roan Military Range | ΔE 6.3 |
| Scale75 | #B09F81 | Thar Brown Scale Color Range | ΔE 6.5 |
| Humbrol | #B7A889 | Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mig | #A7A7A7 | Crystal Glass Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.0 |
| Revell | #A7937B | Beige Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.2 |
| Golden | #979392 | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 7.6 |
| Italeri | #B19F7B | Flat Desert Tan Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.2 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 10.8 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Warm Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Transparent Flesh Transparent paints ΔE 8.8 · similar
- E Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 11.7 · far
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