Paint Equivalents

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72-

AK Interactive · Figures · AK3103

#151F20 · L*10.9 a*-4.1 b*-2.1

The closest match to AK Interactive Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- is a near-black neutral. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Mr. Paint Amt-6 Black at ΔE 2.0 — very close. 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

What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72-?

Mr. Paint Amt-6 Black is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Amt-6 (ΔE 2.2) and Golden Payne's Gray (ΔE 2.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72-?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Petrol Spills (Gloss), ΔE 4.7 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Amt-6 Black Mr Paint MRP-017 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Highland Green - Ford Mustang Bullitt Mr Paint - Car MRP-C007 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Amt-6 TC-0178 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Raf WW2 Uniform Shadow TC-0193 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Golden

  1. B Payne's Gray SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6750 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Jenkins Green Heavy Body 1195 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Blue Fs15044 A Aqueous Hobby Color H326 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Obsidian Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Oil Stains Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Dark Angels Green Contrast ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Nocturne Green Air ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Petrol Spills (Gloss) Mecha Color 69.817 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Scale75 conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Black Acrylics Mini Gloss X-1 ΔE 8.7 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Liquitex

  1. C Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 561 ΔE 5.0 · close
  2. D Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix 244 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Liquitex conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Mig

  1. D Crystal Smoke Acrylics AMIG0095 ΔE 5.0 · similar
  2. D Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes AMIG1006 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- equivalent in Foundry

  1. D French Chasseur A Cheval Green Shade Paint System 71A ΔE 5.1 · similar
  2. D Blackened Barrel Paint System 105B ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

Dark Sea Blue / WWI French Uniform Shadow -72- in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Creature #0D1215 Dark Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.3
Monument #25292C Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.4
Reaper #212224 Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash ΔE 5.7
Apple Barrel #1B1B19 Camouflage Colors ΔE 5.8
Green Stuff World #202020 Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 5.8
FolkArt #282A29 Skyline Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.9
Warcolours #191919 Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 5.9
Revell #17181C Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.6
Mission Models #0E1116 Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo ΔE 6.7
Humbrol #212021 Black Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 6.8
Italeri #1D343A Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.6
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.8
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 8.0
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 8.7
P3 #000000 Thamar Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.7
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 9.7
Duncan #3A4140 War Master Green Wave 3 ΔE 11.1
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 22.5

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A D2 Green Black Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Ijn Q1 Anti-glare Blue-black Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.0 · very close
  3. B Ral 7021 Dunkelgrau AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.3 · very close
  4. C Anthracite Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.6 · close
  5. C S.c.c. 14 Blue Black Real Colors - AFV ΔE 3.9 · close
  6. C Dark Sea Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.0 · close

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