Bare Metal Silver vs Chainmail

Bare Metal Silver

Brand
Tamiya
Range
AS Spray (aircraft)
Code
AS-12
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#bcbbc0 (estimate)

Chainmail

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Metallic
Code
72.053
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#cdd0d3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chainmail is a little lighter than Bare Metal Silver.

Can I use Chainmail instead of Bare Metal Silver?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Chainmail is a little lighter than Bare Metal Silver.

Can I use Bare Metal Silver instead of Chainmail?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bare Metal Silver is a little darker.

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 Bare Metal Silver on the colour wheel See Chainmail on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bare Metal Silver

Other Tamiya paints close to Chainmail

All matches: Bare Metal Silver equivalents · Chainmail equivalents

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