Paint Equivalents

Duncan to AK Interactive paint conversion chart

Every Duncan paint with its closest AK Interactive equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 180 rows, sorted by name.

130 of the 180 Duncan colours below have an equivalent in AK Interactive within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 49 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 3.4. The 50 gaps are not spread evenly: 14 of them are blues, so that is the corner of the Duncan range AK Interactive does not answer.

How close is close enough? Reading the ΔE column

Moving a whole recipe across takes more than one pot. These search the boxed sets each range is sold in.

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DuncanAK InteractiveΔE
Abyss Blue Wave 2 Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) 4.8
Ambush Yellow Wave 3 Pale Sand Standard (3rd Gen) 2.6
Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 Violet -70- Figures 6.3
Amphora Red Wave 3 Bsc Nº49 Light Purple Brown Real Colors - WWII 4.2
Amulet Purple Wave 2 Wwi German Lilac Air (3rd Gen) 8.4
Ancient Forest Wave 1 Brown Fs 30140 10ml Real Colors - WWII 3.5
Ancient Gold Wave 3 Idf Sand Grey 1970s-1980s Real Colors - AFV 1.5
Antiquity Green Wave 3 Blue-green Standard (3rd Gen) 5.0
Apocalypse Sky Wave 3 Minium Red Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) 3.9
Archaic Sepia Wash Wave 1 Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) AFV (3rd Gen) 4.3
Ares Flesh Wave 2 New Iraqi Army Sand AFV (3rd Gen) 1.8
Argonaut Skin Wave 2 Uae Sand Dull Real Colors - AFV 2.7
Ashen Grey Wave 2 Idf Sinai Grey 82 AFV 1.0
Asmodeus Red Wave 2 Shadow Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) 3.6
Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 Raf Camouflage (barley) Grey Bs381c/626 Air (3rd Gen) 1.4
Barbarian Brawn Wave 1 Brown Fs 30140 10ml Real Colors - WWII 8.6
Bard Skin Wave 2 Dark Tan Fs 30219 10ml Real Colors - WWII 4.8
Batle Axe Brass Wave 2 French Army Desert Sand AFV (3rd Gen) 4.0
Battle Mud Wash Wave 1 Reddish Grey Standard (3rd Gen) 5.2
Berserker Red Wave 1 Ral 8013 Rotbraun AFV (3rd Gen) 2.0
Blue Glaze Wave 2 Blue Gray AFV 9.0
Blue Steel Wave 3 Pale Grey Real Colors - Modern 2.5
Boar Hide Wave 1 Red Brown Figures (3rd Gen) 3.1
Bone Wash Wave 3 Crackle Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) 6.7
Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 Cork Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Highlight -25- Figures 3.4
Carapace Green Wave 3 Wwi German Light Green Air (3rd Gen) 6.4
Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 507c Admirality Light Grey Naval 3.1
Celestial Blue Wave 1 Raf Azure Blue Air (3rd Gen) 4.3
Centurion Red Wave 3 Minium Red Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) 3.3
Cerberus Brown Wave 2 Dunkelgelb Ral 7028 Dark Yellow Primer (3rd Gen) 2.0
Chaos Bronze Wave 3 Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) AFV (3rd Gen) 3.4
Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 Dark Eggplant Grey Fs 36076 10ml Real Colors - Air 1.7
Contagion Green Wave 3 RLM 76 Air 3.8
Craven Yellow Wave 2 Dunkelgelb Shine AFV 5.4
Cuirass Leather Wave 1 Medium Red Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Base -18- Figures 2.1
Cursed Blue Wave 2 Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures 5.4
Cyber Pink Wave 3 Magenta Standard (3rd Gen) 10.4
Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1 Medium Flesh Tone Standard (3rd Gen) 2.4
Death Metal Wave 3 Quarzgrau-quartz Grey RAL 7039 10ml Real Colors - Air 1.5
Death Reaper Wave 1 Basalt Grey / Black Uniform Figures 2.7
Decadent Purple Wave 3 Grey Primer Primer (3rd Gen) 8.0
Demon Red Wave 1 Blood Red Standard (3rd Gen) 2.2
Doom Death Black Wave 1 Russian 4bo Shadow AFV 2.0
Dragon Fang Wave 1 Buff Real Colors - Standard 1.1
Dragon's Gold Wave 1 Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- Figures 2.3
Dread Red Wave 2 Violet Red Standard (3rd Gen) 5.8
Druid Flesh Wave 2 Red Primer Base AFV 1.4
Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 Light Rust AFV 1.8
Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 Gun Metal AFV 1.3
Dust Bowl Wave 1 Cork Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Highlight -25- Figures 3.3
Dwarven Iron Wave 2 Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air 2.2
Dwarven Skin Wave 1 Copper -87- Figures 3.7
Eidolon Grey Wave 2 Kenttävihrea-olive Green Fs 34096 Real Colors - WWII 0.6
Elder Robe Wave 3 Raf Azure Blue Air 6.2
Elixir Green Wave 3 Green Sky Standard (3rd Gen) 6.8
Elven Skin Wave 1 Tan Fs 20400 10ml Real Colors - Air 1.2
Elysium Blue Wave 1 Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern 8.2
Emperor Red Wave 3 Shadow Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) 7.2
Emperor's Purple Wave 3 Wwi German Mauve Air (3rd Gen) 5.5
Enchantment Blue Wave 3 Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern 7.7
Enchantress Purple Wave 3 Violet -70- Figures 7.0
Enticing Purple Wave 3 FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue Air 7.9
Ethereal Green Wave 1 Grass Green Standard (3rd Gen) 2.9
Evil Eye Red Wave 2 Ruby Standard (3rd Gen) 5.5
Fanatic Orange Wave 1 Amaranth Red Standard (3rd Gen) 3.1
Faust Blue Wave 3 Raf Extra Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/640 – 10ml Real Colors - WWII 2.0
Field Grey Wave 2 WWI German Grey-green Primer Air 1.5
Fire Opal Wave 3 Copper -87- Figures 4.3
Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3 Bsc Nº61 Light Stone Real Colors - AFV 2.9
Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2 Dark Flesh Standard (3rd Gen) 1.1
Flesh Wash Wave 1 Light Sand Figures 2.7
Frost Blue Wave 3 Mig-29 Light Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air 2.0
Fury Green Wave 2 RAL 7050 F7 German Sand Beige AFV 1.3
Ghoul Green Wave 2 Russian Cockpit Torquise 10ml Real Colors - Air 8.8
Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 Light Blue -79- Figures 6.2
Glistening Gold Wave 1 Uae Sand Dull Real Colors - AFV 1.4
Glistening Gums Wave 1 Deep Purple Intense (3rd Gen) 7.8
Gloss Varnish Wave 3 Dunkelgrau Shine AFV 0.9
Goblinoid Green Wave 2 Green Sky Standard (3rd Gen) 6.4
Gravestone Blue Wave 1 Medium Grey Fs 35237 10ml Real Colors - Air 3.7
Green Beret Wave 2 Ija 1 Hairyokushoku (grey-green) 10ml Real Colors - WWII 2.3
Green Glaze Wave 2 Pastel Green Pastel (3rd Gen) 6.7
Griffon Claw Wave 1 Deck Tan Real Colors - Modern 4.2
Gung-ho Green Wave 2 Bsc Nº28 Silver Grey Real Colors - WWII 3.2
Gyzmo Fur Wave 2 Orange Tan Figures 1.7
Hazard Yellow Wash Wave 3 Pastel Pink Pastel (3rd Gen) 5.6
Heirloom Gold Wave 3 Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- Figures 1.5
Helion Red Wash Wave 2 Shadow Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) 7.6
Hellspawn Red Wave 2 Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) 2.0
Hot Pink Wave 2 Intense Pink Intense (3rd Gen) 5.8
Hydra Green Wave 2 Greyish Blue / WWI French Uniform Base -75- Figures 1.8
Incubus Purple Wave 3 Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) 2.3
Inferno Orange Wave 3 Vermillion Standard (3rd Gen) 1.9
Ion Blue Wave 3 Snow Blue Standard (3rd Gen) 4.5
Ivory Tusk Wave 1 Aluminium Chipping AFV 5.9
Jade Green Wave 2 Cockpit Turqoise Air 1.5
Keleton Legion Wave 1 Sandbeige RAL 1039-f9 Real Colors - AFV 1.1
Kobold Grey Wave 2 J3 Hai-iro (grey) Air 1.4
Kronos Flesh Wave 2 Desert Sand Fs 30279 Real Colors - AFV 0.9
Legion Green Wave 3 Turquoise Ink (3rd Gen) 5.0
Leviathan Blue Wave 2 Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern 7.8
Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 WWI German Mauve Air 6.1
Manticore Ochre Wave 2 Golden Flesh Figures 1.0
Marine Blue Wave 1 Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard 6.2
Matt Varnish Wave 3 Satin Varnish Real Colors - Modern 0.6
Merald Green Wave 1 Deep Green -51- Figures 3.6
Mythic Turquoise Wave 3 American Blue -80- Figures 4.3
Mythril Blade Wave 1 Gun Metal -88- Figures 1.1
Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1 Beige / Splittermuster Light Figures 1.9
Neo Pink Wave 2 Pastel Violet Pastel (3rd Gen) 11.6
Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 Varnished Wood General 1.7
Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 Grey Brown Figures 2.6
Omega Blue Wave 3 Russian Cockpit Torquise 10ml Real Colors - Air 4.3
Orange Flare Wave 1 Medium Orange Standard (3rd Gen) 3.3
Orange Glaze Wave 2 Pastel Peach Pastel (3rd Gen) 1.3
Orc Hide Wave 2 Wwi German Light Green Air (3rd Gen) 3.4
Overlord Brass Wave 2 Wooden Deck Naval 3.7
Oxidation Green Wave 3 Dark Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air 1.6
Paladin Flesh Wave 2 Brown Fs 30140 10ml Real Colors - WWII 4.7
Pale Skin Wave 3 Russian Greyish Yellow Real Colors - AFV 2.6
Panzer Yellow Wave 3 Dunkelgelb Light Base AFV 1.4
Perisher Pink Wave 2 Ruby Standard (3rd Gen) 8.9
Pestilence Green Wave 3 Bsc. Nº64 Portland Stone AFV 6.1
Plate Armour Wave 1 Dark Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) 0.7
Platinum Crown Wave 2 Deck Tan Standard (3rd Gen) 3.2
Purple Glaze Wave 2 Wwi German Lilac Air (3rd Gen) 9.3
RC Flesh Wash Wave 1 Intermediate Grey Figures 5.2
Ranger Cloak Wave 2 Green Fs 34258 10ml Real Colors - Air 2.8
Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 Deep Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) 3.9
Red Glaze Wave 2 Old Rose Standard (3rd Gen) 4.7
Red Rage Wave 3 Saddle Brown Standard (3rd Gen) 3.2
Relic Blue Wave 3 Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern 8.3
Ritz O'Tin Wave 3 Nº13 Desert Sand AFV 4.0
Rodent Grey Wave 2 Graphite Standard (3rd Gen) 1.6
Royal Cloak Wave 1 WWI German Lilac Air 4.5
Runic Purple Wave 1 Wwi German Lilac Air (3rd Gen) 7.0
Rust Orange Wave 1 Red Acrylic Color General 2.3
Sandstone Wave 1 Dark Tan Fs 30219 10ml Real Colors - WWII 3.3
Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 Red, RAL 3000 Real Colors - Standard 3.3
Satyr Brown Wave 2 Orange Tan Figures (3rd Gen) 3.5
Scabbard Brown Wave 3 Raf Dark Earth Air (3rd Gen) 3.6
Scarab Red Wave 3 Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) 6.5
Scorched Earth Wave 1 RLM 61 / RAL 8019 Real Colors - Air 2.1
Seafarer Blue Wave 3 Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures 2.3
Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 Ducat Blue Standard (3rd Gen) 3.1
Septric Green Wave 3 Frog Green Standard (3rd Gen) 5.2
Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 Radiant Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) 1.9
Shadow Blue Wave 3 Amt-11 Blue Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air 2.2
Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 Gun Metal Metallic (3rd Gen) 1.6
Skulker Yellow Wave 1 RLM 04 Air (3rd Gen) 3.1
Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 FS 17875 White Air 0.8
Solar Flare Wave 3 Clear Orange Real Colors - Modern 3.3
Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 Blue Violet Standard (3rd Gen) 7.8
Spartan Bronze Wave 1 Red Primer Light Base AFV 1.4
Spectral Purple Wave 3 Blue Violet Standard (3rd Gen) 8.1
Steampunk Copper Wave 2 Orange Brown Standard (3rd Gen) 5.5
Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 Lemon Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) 4.2
Sword Hilt Burgundy Wave 1 Deep Purple Intense (3rd Gen) 8.4
Talisman Green Wave 2 Luminous Green Ink (3rd Gen) 3.0
Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 FS 36118 Medium Gunship Grey Air 3.5
Temple Stone Wave 1 Deck Tan Real Colors - Modern 4.3
Top Brass Wave 2 Carc Tan 686a Fs 33446 Real Colors - AFV 1.6
Traitor Green Wave 3 Sla Blue AFV (3rd Gen) 5.2
Troll Snot Green Wave 2 Pastel Green Pastel (3rd Gen) 6.2
Trooper White Wave 1 Offwhite Standard (3rd Gen) 1.0
Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 Cremeweiss AFV (3rd Gen) 4.2
Ur Cloak Wave 1 Shadow Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) 4.9
Vambrace Brown Wave 3 RLM 79 (1942) Air (3rd Gen) 3.9
Vampire Fang Wave 1 Pale Sand Real Colors - Modern 2.5
Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 Dark Violet -71- Figures 10.0
War Master Green Wave 3 Dunkelgrau Dark Base AFV 0.9
Wasteland Brown Wave 1 Dark Tan Fs 30219 10ml Real Colors - WWII 3.4
White Star Wave 1 FS 17875 White Air 0.4
Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern 4.5
Wizard Grey Wave 1 Rlm 75 Air (3rd Gen) 1.6
Wolf Grey Wave 1 Intermediate Blue Fs 35164 10ml Real Colors - Air 1.5
Wyvern Green Wave 1 RLM 73 Air (3rd Gen) 1.1
Yellow Flame Wave 1 RLM 04 Air 1.6
Yellow Glaze Wave 2 Dunkelgelb Shine AFV 4.7
Zombie Rot Wave 3 Raf Sky / Fs 34424 – 10ml Real Colors - Air 4.3

Converting a one-coat range? Contrast, Speedpaint and Xpress rows need a tighter bracket than the rest of this table

Reverse: AK Interactive → Duncan

The reverse chart is a different answer, not this one upside down: how much of a range another really covers, in both directions