Cold Steel vs Starship Steel

Cold Steel

Brand
AK Interactive
Range
AK Quick Gen
Code
AK17070
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#4f5d6b (estimate)

Starship Steel

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.462
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#3c5d64 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Starship Steel instead of Cold Steel?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Cold Steel instead of Starship Steel?

The same difference applies the other way round.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Cold Steel on the colour wheel See Starship Steel on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cold Steel

Other AK Interactive paints close to Starship Steel

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