Paint Equivalents

Steel (Metal Color)

Vallejo · Metal Color · 77.712

#757573 · L*49.2 a*-0.4 b*1.1

The closest match to Vallejo Steel (Metal 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 AK Interactive Have Glass Grey 10ml at ΔE 0.4. 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 is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Steel (Metal Color)?

AK Interactive Have Glass Grey 10ml is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Steel (Metal Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Astrogranite (ΔE 0.7) and Tamiya Light gun metal (ΔE 1.0).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Steel (Metal Color)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Have Glass Grey 10ml, ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Have Glass Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC245 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. A Dark Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11208 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Astrogranite Technical ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Metallic gray Lacquer Paint LP-61 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Gun Metal Warpaints WP1131 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in P3

  1. B Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.0 · similar

Full Vallejo → P3 conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Dark Gray (2) Aqueous Hobby Color H83 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color 602 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9089 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B BBS Silver Mr Paint - Car MRP-C017 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Chrome Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A011 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Steel (Metal Color) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

Steel in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #7D7875 Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 3.2
Foundry #76716B American Green Paint System ΔE 3.4
Italeri #74797B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.4
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 3.6
Mig #7C7E7B RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics ΔE 3.6
Scale75 #6E6E70 Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 3.6
Tom Color #757A74 Ana 621 Dark Dull Grey ΔE 4.1
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 4.1
Golden #6F6B6A N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 4.4
Mission Models #6F7075 Duraluminum ΔE 4.5
Coat d'Arms #6D746D Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 5.1
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 5.8
Humbrol #827773 Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 6.0
Monument #837876 Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.3
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.9
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 10.8
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 11.6
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 15.4

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Gunmetal Grey Metal Color ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Jet Exhaust Metal Color ΔE 2.0 · very close
  3. B Industrial Splash Mud Weathering FX ΔE 2.5 · very close
  4. B Neutral Grey Arte Deco ΔE 2.6 · very close
  5. B Dark Steel Mecha Color ΔE 2.6 · very close
  6. B Burnt Iron Metal Color ΔE 3.2 · very close

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