A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen))
AK Interactive · Air (3rd Gen) · AK11912
#83A398 · L*64.4 a*-13.3 b*2.1
The closest match to AK Interactive A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive A-18f Light Grey-blue is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Paint RLM 65 Hellblau, ΔE 2.0. 20 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen))?
Mr. Paint RLM 65 Hellblau is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Ija Gray (ΔE 2.2) and Scale75 Emerald Alchemy (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen))?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Grey Blue, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A RLM 65 Hellblau Mr Paint MRP-058 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Grey Blue Mr Paint MRP-168 ΔE 2.2 · very close
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Ija Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H62 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Light Gray Mr Color 324 ΔE 3.7 · close
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Scale75
- B Emerald Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Hellbound Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 6.7 · similar
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Medium Grey Blue Model Color 70.772 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C A-28M Greyish Blue Model Air 71.319 ΔE 4.8 · close
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Foundry
- C German Early Field Grey Light Paint System 77C ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Forest Green Light Paint System 26C ΔE 5.6 · similar
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Reaper
- C Pale Lichen Master Series Paints Core Colors 9084 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Boggard Green Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89515 ΔE 8.5 · similar
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Pastel Green Acrylic Pearl Paints A228 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Pearl Cactus Green Acrylic Pearl Paints A230 ΔE 7.8 · similar
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Adrift Acrylic Colors 6460 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Minted Aqua Acrylic Colors 4621 ΔE 4.3 · close
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tom Color
- C Ija Light Green Grey TC-0107 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Cockpit Green Raf TC-0127 ΔE 5.9 · similar
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mig
- C Fs 36314 (bs 626) Acrylics AMIG0207 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Fs 34226 (bs283) Interior Green Acrylics AMIG0219 ΔE 6.2 · similar
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tamiya
- D Light blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-23 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray AS-26 ΔE 7.0 · similar
A-18f Light Grey-blue (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Citadel
- D Celestra Grey Base ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.5 · similar
A-18f Light Grey-blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #93B1AF | Hellblau RLM 65 | ΔE 6.2 |
| The Army Painter | #75AD98 | Autumn Sage Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #8BB8B2 | Hellblau RLM 65 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #71A4A7 | Parrot Blue Colors | ΔE 7.0 |
| Revell | #86B9B4 | Light Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #61A694 | Storm Surge Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 7.8 |
| P3 | #99AB90 | Riven Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Duncan | #599E9C | Mythic Turquoise Wave 3 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Warcolours | #6E9276 | Transparent Green Transparent paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #8EB894 | Enchanted Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.0 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.7 |
| Golden | #95A17B | Terre Verte Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 11.3 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 11.3 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 11.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #7BAA78 | Gordian Knot | ΔE 12.2 |
| Creature | #B9BCB5 | Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 14.1 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 14.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 14.8 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B A-18f Light Grey-blue 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B A-18f Light Grey-blue Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Astral Beryllium Metallic (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Metallic Blue Metallic (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.5 · close
- C RLM 78 (1942) Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Rlm 65 (1941) Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.2 · similar
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