Cross-brand swaps do not really exist for Gloss Medium; the closest color anywhere, Monument Pro Acryl White at 91 percent, sits in a different finish class, so it is a reference not a substitute. Gloss Medium sits in the grey family: light in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Matte Medium for the shadows and Metal Medium for the highlights. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Gloss Medium equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Gloss Medium outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Monument Pro Acryl equivalent: Monument Pro Acryl White, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.7).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Shining Silver, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.8), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- From Humbrol: Humbrol Silver, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.3), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Light Grey, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.3), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Dark Gunmetal, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Best Revell option: Revell Aluminium, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.5), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
The honest caveat: Monument Pro Acryl White dries slightly lighter than Gloss Medium, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
The Army Painter
Humbrol
Tamiya
Vallejo
Revell
Two Thin Coats
Scale75
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Gloss Medium?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl White at 91% color similarity.
What color is Gloss Medium?
Gloss Medium is a light muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #C5C5C5).
What do I highlight and shade Gloss Medium with?
Highlight Gloss Medium toward Metal Medium and shade it down into Matte Medium, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.