Enchanted Steel vs Metallic Gray

Enchanted Steel

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#607680 (estimate)

Metallic Gray

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-94
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#6b6f72 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Metallic Gray is more muted than Enchanted Steel.

Can I use Metallic Gray instead of Enchanted Steel?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Metallic Gray is more muted than Enchanted Steel.

Can I use Enchanted Steel instead of Metallic Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Enchanted Steel is more saturated.

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 Enchanted Steel on the colour wheel See Metallic Gray on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Enchanted Steel

Other Army Painter paints close to Metallic Gray

All matches: Enchanted Steel equivalents · Metallic Gray equivalents

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