Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen))
AK Interactive · Metallic (3rd Gen) · AK11207
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The closest match to AK Interactive Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Aluminium is a light grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Chrome at ΔE 0.0. 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
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 AK Interactive Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen))?
Vallejo Chrome is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Honed Steel (ΔE 0.3) and Mig Stone Grey (ΔE 0.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen))?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Chrome, ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Chrome Metal Color 77.707 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Aluminium Metal Color 77.701 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Reaper
- A Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9053 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Aircraft Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9290 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mig
- A Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Silver Dragon D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Shining Silver Warpaints WP1129 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX GX208 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mission Models
- A Chrome MMC-001 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 MMP-102 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Citadel
- B Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Grey Seer Base ΔE 3.5 · very close
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Burgundy Acrylic Colors 957 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Cut Grass Acrylic Colors 2579 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Warm Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.3 · similar
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Ship Grey TC-0233 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Raf Light Aircraft Grey TC-0117 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Duncan
- B Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Bone Wash Wave 3 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Aluminium (Metallic (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Golden
- B N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1447 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Zinc White OPEN Acrylics 7415 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Aluminium in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #A6A9AE | Silver Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 3.3 |
| Scale75 | #BBB7B4 | Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 3.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 3.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 3.5 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #A3A9A9 | Light Gray SU-27 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.7 |
| Foundry | #BEBEBE | Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Monument | #ABAEA7 | Bright Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tamiya | #B3AAAE | Smoke Spray | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #BEC2C5 | Real Navy Gloss™ | ΔE 5.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B2A7A5 | Mid Grey Military Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #B5BCB2 | Galvanized Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.1 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 10.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 11.9 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Matte Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Crackle Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Glaze Medium -90- Figures ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Aluminium Real Colors - Modern ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Dunkelgrau Shine AFV ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Pale Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.7 · very close
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