Paint Equivalents

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air)

AK Interactive · Air · AK2246

#292929 · L*16.6 a*0.0 b*0.0

The closest match to AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey is a dark grey. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Inktense Black at ΔE 0.0. 6 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 Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air)?

Scale75 Inktense Black is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Gunmetal (ΔE 0.3) and The Army Painter Death Metal (ΔE 0.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Black Scale Color Range ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Scale75 conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 53 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. B White Matt Aerosol Sprays S34 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Humbrol conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Death Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Hospitallier Black Xpress Color Intense 72.484 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Golden

  1. A Bone Black Fluid 2010 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Gilded Oak Acrylic Colors 2495 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Regal Red Metallics 657 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A NATO Black MMP-035 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mission Models conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.0 · close

Full AK Interactive → Warcolours conversion chart

Amt-12 Dark Grey in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Citadel #232324 Black Legion Contrast ΔE 2.0
Tamiya #222424 NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.2
Liquitex #232325 Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 2.4
Creature #292D2F Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 2.7
Monument #25292C Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 2.8
Foundry #323232 Blackened Barrel Light Paint System ΔE 2.9
Mr. Hobby #323232 MS Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 2.9
Mr. Paint #2C2829 Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 2.9
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 3.2
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.4
Mig #323335 Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics ΔE 3.5
Revell #2E2F34 Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.8
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 5.3
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 5.8
Italeri #2F3739 Gun Metal Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.0
Arteza #3B3A40 Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.0
Coat d'Arms #3E373E Dark Flesh Military Range ΔE 8.3
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 18.7

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Black Grey AFV ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Satin Black General ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  3. B Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.2 · very close
  4. B WWI German Dark Green Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
  5. B Nato Black AFV ΔE 3.0 · very close
  6. B Schwarzgrau-black Grey RAL 7021 Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.2 · very close

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