This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being Tamiya Flat Aluminium at 93 percent. In the pot, Silver reads as a neutral metallic silver, light and muted. For modelling, drop to Steel Grey in the recesses and step up to Hammered Copper on the edges, both Vallejo paints. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Silver equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones Silver outright, but 3 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Tamiya equivalent: Tamiya Flat Aluminium, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.4).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Dwarven Iron, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.8).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Steel/Eisen, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0).
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Natural Steel, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.0).
- Best Citadel option: Citadel Stormhost Silver, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.6).
We checked the Lab numbers for a hidden catch and there is none: lightness and temperature both line up, so this swap is as safe as they come.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Tamiya
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Revell
AK Interactive
Citadel
Humbrol
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Silver?
The closest same-finish match is Tamiya Flat Aluminium at 93% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Silver?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Plate Mail Metal at 89%, a same-finish match.
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?
Highlight Silver toward Hammered Copper and shade it down into Steel Grey, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.