B5 Dark Blue Grey
AK Interactive · Naval · AK5036
#626D67 · L*45.0 a*-5.5 b*1.9
The closest match to AK Interactive B5 Dark Blue Grey in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive B5 Dark Blue Grey is a dark, muted green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Coat d'Arms Black, ΔE 1.9. 21 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
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive B5 Dark Blue Grey?
Coat d'Arms Black is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive B5 Dark Blue Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Field Gray (ΔE 2.4) and Citadel Dawnstone (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive B5 Dark Blue Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Green, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive B5 Dark Blue Grey Shop Coat d'Arms Black (Fantasy Range - Ink Wash)
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 154 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 3.4 · very close
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Scale75
- B Field Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 7.5 · similar
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Citadel
- B Dawnstone Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Iron Warriors Base ΔE 7.4 · similar
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B Green Model Air 71.329 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C A-14 Steel Grey Model Air 71.336 ΔE 4.1 · close
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Foundry
- B German Early Field Grey Shade Paint System 77A ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D British Denison Green Light Paint System 98C ΔE 5.1 · similar
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B SAC bomber Green FS 34159 MMP-098 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 MMP-093 ΔE 4.5 · close
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 34159 TC-0256 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Bs263 Atlantic Grey TC-0232 ΔE 4.1 · close
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Aluminium Mr Paint MRP-146 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Light Slate Grey Mr Paint MRP-116 ΔE 3.5 · close
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Italeri
- C Dark Gray Acrylic Paint 4754AP ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint 4785AP ΔE 6.8 · similar
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Revell
- D Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.2 · similar
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color 602 ΔE 5.3 · similar
B5 Dark Blue Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- D Greenscape Acrylic Colors 2500 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Sap Green Pure™ Artist Pigment 7106 ΔE 6.8 · similar
B5 Dark Blue Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #5B6C5C | Polished Metal Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| The Army Painter | #6A6B68 | Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Air | ΔE 5.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #555F54 | Hunter Green Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Humbrol | #525D57 | Primer Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.9 |
| Tamiya | #667679 | Light grey Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 6.0 |
| Duncan | #707263 | Rodent Grey Wave 2 | ΔE 6.1 |
| P3 | #5F6156 | Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 6.3 |
| Reaper | #535A53 | Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 7.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 7.8 |
| Warcolours | #747474 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 8.9 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Golden | #6D6968 | N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.2 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.3 |
| Arteza | #375B5F | Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.7 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.0 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- Figures ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Neutral Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Sla Blue AFV ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Raf Ocean Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Intermediate Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Neutral Grey 43 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.0 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot