Paint Equivalents

Gun Metal

Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0045

#525044 · L*33.9 a*-1.6 b*7.4

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

Mig Gun Metal is a dark, muted yellow. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive RLM 71 at ΔE 0.7. 13 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 Mig Gun Metal?

AK Interactive RLM 71 is the closest equivalent to Mig Gun Metal in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Revell NATO Olive (ΔE 1.5) and Vallejo Dark Green RLM83 (ΔE 1.5).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Gun Metal?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Green RLM83, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Gun Metal equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A RLM 71 Air (3rd Gen) RC275 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Dark Olive Drab 41 Air AK2201 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full Mig → AK Interactive conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Revell

  1. A NATO Olive Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. D Olive Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mig → Revell conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Dark Green RLM83 Model Air 71.011 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Russian Green 4BO Hobby Paint 28.003 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Mig → Vallejo conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Monument

  1. A Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 074 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series S22 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Mig → Monument conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B SCC No.15 Mr Paint MRP-349 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Army Forest Green FS34086 Mr Paint MRP-434 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mig → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Dark Green Raf TC-0119 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Olive Green Ija TC-0104 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mig → Tom Color conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Eidolon Grey Wave 2 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Ashen Grey Wave 2 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Mig → Duncan conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Chocolate Brown World War II Range 519 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Dark Earth Military Range 234 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Mig → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Tundra Taupe Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Noble Skin Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mig → The Army Painter conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Dark Earth Acrysion N72 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Brown Fs30219 Aqueous Hobby Color H310 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Mig → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Olive Drab / Dark Green 1968-74 FS 24087 MMP-172 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc MMP-089 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mig → Mission Models conversion chart

Gun Metal equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Sylvaneth Bark Dry ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Skavenblight Dinge Layer ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Mig → Citadel conversion chart

Gun Metal in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #564F3D Bane Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.5
Foundry #5D5B4E Granite Paint System ΔE 3.9
Apple Barrel #464742 Dark Gray Gloss™ ΔE 4.8
Golden #565640 Sap Green Hue Heavy Body ΔE 4.9
Humbrol #585954 Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.9
Warcolours #494641 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.0
Scale75 #474632 Us Green Warfront Range ΔE 5.3
Acrilex #52483B Sépia Paints ΔE 5.3
FolkArt #464541 Medium Gray Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5
Italeri #585138 Military Green Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.6
Reaper #4B4338 Mountain Stone Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 5.6
Tamiya #4D4E4D Gun metal Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.0
Kimera Kolors #54483C Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 6.5
Green Stuff World #515151 Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 6.6
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.5
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.7
Arteza #455032 Olive Green Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 9.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 10.5

Nearest colours inside Mig

  1. D RAL 6014 Gelboliv Acrylics ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. D Green Khaki Acrylics ΔE 6.1 · similar
  3. D Scc 2 (british 1941-44 Service Drab) Acrylics ΔE 6.4 · similar
  4. D RLM 71 Dunkelgrün Acrylics ΔE 6.4 · similar
  5. D Neutral Wash Washes ΔE 6.6 · similar
  6. D Nato Green Acrylics ΔE 6.7 · similar

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