Dark Aluminium
AK Interactive · Metallic (3rd Gen) · AK11208
#787878 · L*50.4 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to AK Interactive Dark Aluminium in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Dark Aluminium is a mid grey. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Grey Mist Dip at ΔE 0.0. 8 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 is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Aluminium?
Green Stuff World Grey Mist Dip is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Aluminium in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: P3 Pig Iron (ΔE 0.4) and Vallejo Jet Exhaust (ΔE 0.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Dark Aluminium?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Jet Exhaust, ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Dark Aluminium Shop Green Stuff World Grey Mist Dip Shop Green Stuff World Dipping Inks set
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- C Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in P3
- A Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Vallejo
- A Jet Exhaust Metal Color 77.713 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Steel Metal Color 77.712 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Warcolours
- A Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Duncan
- A Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Tamiya
- A Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Metallic gray Lacquer Paint LP-61 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Reaper
- A Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Citadel
- A Astrogranite Technical ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.2 · close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Foundry
- A Slate Grey Light Paint System 32C ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C American Green Paint System 93B ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Gun Metal Warpaints WP1131 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.1 · very close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B BBS Silver Mr Paint - Car MRP-C017 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Chrome Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A011 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint 4854AP ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark Aluminium in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #7D7875 | Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mig | #7C7E7B | RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics | ΔE 3.1 |
| Tom Color | #7B7F7E | RAL 7042 Trafic Grey | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6E7173 | Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.5 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 3.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Scale75 | #6E6E70 | Winter Grey Warfront Range | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mission Models | #6F7075 | Duraluminum | ΔE 4.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 4.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 4.8 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.3 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.6 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 6.4 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.4 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 12.0 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.5 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Have Glass Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Grey Blue Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Gun Metal -88- Figures ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Dark Sea Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Neutral Grey 43 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.6 · close
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