Basalt Grey
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11021
#5B605A · L*40.1 a*-3.2 b*2.7
The closest match to AK Interactive Basalt Grey in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Basalt Grey is a mid grey. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Revell Greenish Grey, ΔE 1.2. 11 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 Basalt Grey?
Revell Greenish Grey is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Basalt Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Schlickgrau 58 (ΔE 2.4) and Reaper Skeleton Key (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Basalt Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is NATO Green, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Basalt Grey Shop Revell Greenish Grey Shop Revell Email Color - Matt set
Basalt Grey equivalent in Revell
- A Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.4 · close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B Schlickgrau 58 TC-0097 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B RAL 7009 TC-0086 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Reaper
- B Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones 9465 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Shadowed Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9085 ΔE 4.8 · close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B NATO Green Model Air 71.093 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B German Field Grey Hobby Paint 28.006 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Steel Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A013 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Steel Mr Paint MRP-030 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Basalt Grey equivalent in P3
- B Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0 · close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Humbrol
- B Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 27 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Primer Aerosol Sprays S1 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc MMP-089 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII MMP-088 ΔE 3.6 · close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Dark Earth Military Range 234 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 154 ΔE 4.1 · close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Rlm71 Dark Green Mr Color 17 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Rlm81 Brown Violet Mr Color 121 ΔE 3.7 · close
Basalt Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Hunter Green Colors 20754 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Dark Gray Gloss™ 20366 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Basalt Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- C Pewter Metallics 99232 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Classic French Gray Acrylic Colors 6472 ΔE 4.8 · close
Basalt Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #5F6565 | German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #585B5B | Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| The Army Painter | #595854 | Broadsword Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #5C6264 | Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.8 |
| Duncan | #5C5E5F | Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 4.8 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Scale75 | #646464 | Primer Surface Gray Primers | ΔE 5.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 5.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #565656 | Slate Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Citadel | #697068 | Dawnstone Air | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mig | #6B6B6B | One Shot Primer - Grey Primers | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.7 |
| Golden | #6D6968 | N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.9 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.9 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.7 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A 507b Admirality Medium Grey Naval ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Grüngrau-green Grey RAL 7009 (modern) 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Raf Dark Slate Grey 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Dunkelgrau High Light AFV ΔE 4.0 · close
- C RLM 74 Real Colors - WWII ΔE 4.0 · close
- C French Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.1 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot