Tamiya → Badger

Tamiya to Badger Paint Conversion Chart

Looking for Badger equivalents for your Tamiya paints? This conversion chart uses precise LAB color matching to suggest the closest Badger alternatives. Use it as a starting point and refine your schemes with Paint Vault's color tools.

This chart is a guide only. Always test colors on a palette or spare model before committing to a full army.

Tamiya color Type Suggested Badger equivalents
BARE-METAL SILVER
Color for Aircraft
  • Gun Alloy (D6-164)
  • Chrome Silver (D6-163)
  • Silver Bullet (13-151)
BLACK
Spray for Polycarbonate
  • 5-O Ocean Gray (Early 1941) (16-447)
  • Wrought Iron Black (16-413)
  • NYC Gray Dark 1 (16-27)
BLACK GREEN
Color Enamel Paint
  • Dark Green (D6-156)
  • C&NW Dark Green (16-23)
  • Northern Pacific Light Green (1947) (16-77)
BLUE
Color Acrylic Paint
  • Tug Deep Blue (16-435)
  • Nocturna Blue (13-155)
  • Bewitched Blue (13-140)
BLUE VIOLET
Spray for Polycarbonate
  • Tug Deep Blue (16-435)
  • CSX Blue (16-49)
  • D&H Blue (16-76)
BRIGHT GREEN
Spray for Polycarbonate
  • Greenzilla (13-134)
  • Gremlin Green (D6-154)
  • Envy Green (D6-152)
BRIGHT GUN METAL
Spray for Polycarbonate
  • Metal-Look (Pure Silver) 30Ml (1319-1MTL)
  • Metal-Look 60Ml (1319-2MTL)
  • Metal-Look 120Ml (1319-4MTL)
BRIGHT MICA RED
Color Spray
  • Hammer Horror Red-Wet (13-136)
  • Hot As Hell Orange (13-118)
  • D&R.G.W. Orange (16-61)
BRIGHT ORANGE
Color Spray
  • Hammer Horror Red-Wet (13-136)
  • Gloss Orange (16-109)
  • GN Orange (16-64)
BRIGHT RED
Color Spray
  • Hammer Horror Red-Wet (13-136)
  • Gloss Orange (16-109)
  • GN Orange (16-64)
BRIGHT SILVER
Spray for Polycarbonate
  • Gun Alloy (D6-164)
  • Chrome Silver (D6-163)
  • Silver Bullet (13-151)
BRILLIANT BLUE
Spray for Polycarbonate
  • D&H Blue (16-76)
  • Midship Blue (16-416)
  • Gloss Blue (16-110)
BRILLIANT ORANGE
Color Spray
  • CP Action Yellow (16-158)
  • Warning Yellow (D6-125)
  • Jack O'Lantern (13-154)
BRITISH GREEN
Color Spray
  • Gang Green (13-129)
  • Dark Green (D6-156)
  • C&NW Dark Green (16-23)
BRONZE
Color Enamel Paint
  • Bronze Copper Ore 30Ml (1319-1BCO)
  • Bronze Copper Ore 60Ml (1319-2BCO)
  • Bronze Copper Ore 120Ml (1319-4BCO)
BROWN
Color Acrylic Paint
  • Bloody Wooden Stakes (13-131)
  • Mummified Brown (13-125)
  • Gloss Brown (16-113)
BROWN (JGSDF)
Color Lacquer Paint
  • Wooden Stake (13-147)
  • Field Drab FSC 30118 (16-94)
  • Cracked Leather (D6-116)
BUFF
Color Enamel Paint
  • Katy Yellow (16-81)
  • Poisonous Plague Yellow (13-137)
  • Metallic Gold (16-208)

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