Matching it is straightforward: The Army Painter Mithril lands at 97 percent in the same finish, and 3 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. Silver sits in the metallic silver family: very light in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. To deepen it, Aluminium is the darker step in the same Revell range. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Silver equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 7 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Mithril, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.7).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Silver, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.6).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Metalcote Polished Aluminium, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.7).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Heavy Titanium White, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Silver Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.0).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Chrome Silver, only a loose relative (delta E 8.4).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.7 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Humbrol
Monument Pro Acryl
AK Interactive
Tamiya
P3 Paints
Scale75
Citadel
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
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What is the closest equivalent to Revell Silver?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Mithril at 97% color similarity.
What finish is Silver?
Silver is a metallic paint with a silver tone and a reflective finish. Because the shine comes from metal flake, a flat paint can match the color and still be wrong for the job, which is why cross-finish matches here are references rather than swaps.
What do I highlight and shade Silver with?
Shade Silver with Aluminium in the same Revell range. For highlights, mix in a lighter tone or move to a brighter paint in the lane.