Paint Equivalents

Gun Metal Shade

Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 104A

#656667 · L*43.1 a*-0.2 b*-0.7

The closest match to Foundry Gun Metal Shade in every other range, nearest first.

Foundry Gun Metal Shade is a mid grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Grey Violet RLM75 at ΔE 0.8. 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 Foundry Gun Metal Shade?

Vallejo Grey Violet RLM75 is the closest equivalent to Foundry Gun Metal Shade in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Primer Surface Gray (ΔE 1.0) and Mr. Hobby RLM75 Gray (ΔE 1.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Gun Metal Shade?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Violet RLM75, ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Foundry Gun Metal Shade Shop Vallejo Grey Violet RLM75 Shop Vallejo Model Air set

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Grey Violet RLM75 Model Air 71.259 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Gray Violet Model Air 71.128 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Foundry → Vallejo conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Foundry → Scale75 conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A RLM75 Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H69 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Foundry → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Gunmetal Gray Metallics 667 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Foundry → FolkArt conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Camouflage Grey FS36170 Mr Paint MRP-280 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B RLM 75 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A064 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Foundry → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Mig

  1. B Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Foundry → Mig conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Have Glass Grey FS36170 MMP-083 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Foundry → Mission Models conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Dungeon Grey Warpaints WP1418 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Foundry → The Army Painter conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Incubus Purple Wave 3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Foundry → Duncan conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Dunkelgrau High Light AFV AK165 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) AK11851 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Foundry → AK Interactive conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. B Black Ice ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Six Shooter ΔE 9.7 · similar

Gun Metal Shade equivalent in Monument

  1. B Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 075 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 074 ΔE 9.2 · similar

Full Foundry → Monument conversion chart

Gun Metal Shade in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tamiya #5C6264 Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 3.2
Tom Color #696C71 Bs381c:638 Grey ΔE 3.2
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 3.2
Italeri #5B5E5F Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.3
Revell #5E6369 Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.3
Reaper #707070 Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.0
Citadel #706E6B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 4.1
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 4.4
Humbrol #575B5A Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.9
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 5.0
Warcolours #747474 Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 5.5
P3 #5D5A55 Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.8
Coat d'Arms #646B64 Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 6.2
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.7
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 8.4
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.5
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 10.0

Nearest colours inside Foundry

  1. A Slate Grey Paint System ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Soviet Winter Green Paint System ΔE 3.0 · very close
  3. B German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System ΔE 3.1 · very close
  4. C Rebel Grey Paint System ΔE 4.5 · close
  5. D Charcoal Black Light Paint System ΔE 5.4 · similar
  6. D American Green Paint System ΔE 6.5 · similar

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