Bare Metal Silver vs Sterling Silver

Bare Metal Silver

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

Sterling Silver

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.161 Airbrush
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#bac9d3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sterling Silver is a little lighter, more saturated than Bare Metal Silver.

Can I use Sterling Silver instead of Bare Metal Silver?

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

Can I use Bare Metal Silver instead of Sterling Silver?

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

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 Sterling Silver on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bare Metal Silver

Other Tamiya paints close to Sterling Silver

All matches: Bare Metal Silver equivalents · Sterling Silver equivalents

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