Tinmetal Grey vs Dark Gunmetal

Tinmetal Grey

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Metallic & Colorshift
Code
1865
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#c3b4b4 (estimate)

Dark Gunmetal

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Metallic
Code
72.054
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#bdbec1 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Gunmetal is more muted than Tinmetal Grey.

Can I use Dark Gunmetal instead of Tinmetal Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Gunmetal is more muted than Tinmetal Grey.

Can I use Tinmetal Grey instead of Dark Gunmetal?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tinmetal Grey 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 Tinmetal Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Gunmetal on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tinmetal Grey

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Dark Gunmetal

All matches: Tinmetal Grey equivalents · Dark Gunmetal equivalents

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