Grey (Surface Primer)
Vallejo · Surface Primer · 70.601
#C0C0C2 · L*77.8 a*0.4 b*-1.0
The closest match to Vallejo Grey (Surface Primer) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Grey is a light grey. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Sky Mist at ΔE 1.0. 9 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 Vallejo Grey (Surface Primer)?
FolkArt Sky Mist is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Grey (Surface Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Fortress Grey (ΔE 1.0) and AK Interactive Grey Primer (ΔE 1.1).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Grey (Surface Primer)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Grey Primer, ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Grey Shop FolkArt Sky Mist (Acrylic Colors) Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Sky Mist Acrylic Colors 2596 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2933 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Citadel
- A Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Ghostly Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Grey Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11241 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Glaze Medium -90- Figures AK3085 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Foundry
- A Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System 47C ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 2.2 · very close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Super Iron 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM203 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color 338 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Company Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Yeti White Warpaints Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Mission Models
- A Aluminum MMM-003 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Silver MMM-006 ΔE 3.8 · close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Warcolours
- A Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 2.5 · very close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C White Gloss™ 20621 ΔE 4.6 · close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Revell
- B Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B White Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.5 · very close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Reaper
- B Shining Mithril Master Series Paints Bones 9454 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9090 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Grey (Surface Primer) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Silver Fox ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Tin Star ΔE 5.3 · similar
Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #C7C9C8 | Smoke Lacquer Paint | ΔE 3.0 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 3.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 3.2 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #B9BFBF | RLM 77 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.5 |
| Tom Color | #C5C7C4 | RAL 7035 | ΔE 3.5 |
| Scale75 | #C6C1BD | City Dust Soil Works | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mig | #B2B2B2 | Stone Grey Acrylics | ΔE 3.9 |
| Humbrol | #CFD0D2 | Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BAB8C3 | Chainmail Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Duncan | #D2C7BF | Ivory Tusk Wave 1 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.1 |
| Monument | #D3D4CC | Metallic Medium Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.6 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Semi Matt Aluminium Metal Color ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Pearl Medium Arte Deco ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Dull Aluminium Metal Color ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Grey Mecha Color ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Light Grey Wash FX ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Metallic Black Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 2.4 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot