Paint Equivalents

French Artillery Grey

AK Interactive · AFV · AK4052

#5D6769 · L*42.8 a*-3.4 b*-2.4

The closest match to AK Interactive French Artillery Grey in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive French Artillery Grey is a mid grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2 at ΔE 1.1. 15 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 French Artillery Grey?

Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2 is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive French Artillery Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) (ΔE 1.6) and Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive French Artillery Grey?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Violet RLM75, ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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French Artillery Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Ocean Gray Mr Color 362 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) Mr Paint MRP-439 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Smoke Clear Mr Paint MRP-271 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Foundry

  1. A German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System 78A ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Rebel Grey Paint System 118B ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-56 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Slate Grey World War II Range 533 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Revell

  1. B Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Dark Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Revell conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B RAL 7012 Basaltgrau TC-0088 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Schlickgrau 58 TC-0097 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Mig

  1. C Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics AMIG0245 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics AMIG0235 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. C Black Ice ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Six Shooter ΔE 9.3 · similar

French Artillery Grey equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Uniform Grey Warpaints Primer WP1118P ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Dungeon Grey Warpaints WP1418 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Grey Violet RLM75 Model Air 71.259 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Gunmetal Mecha Color 69.058 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

French Artillery Grey equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint 4853AP ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint 4755AP ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Italeri conversion chart

French Artillery Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #4F646B Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.6
FolkArt #66696E Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 4.6
Scale75 #646464 Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 5.0
Humbrol #575B5A Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.0
Mission Models #505E67 Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF ΔE 5.0
Warcolours #5F6772 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 5.5
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.6
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 6.0
Citadel #697068 Dawnstone Air ΔE 6.5
Reaper #707070 Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.5
P3 #4E5861 Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.4
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 7.6
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 7.8
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 8.8
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.4
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 9.7
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.9

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Raf Ocean Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A FS 35237 Medium Grey Air ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  3. B Basaltgrau-basalt Grey RAL 7012 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
  4. C Sla Blue AFV ΔE 3.8 · close
  5. C A-14 Interior Steel Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.9 · close
  6. C Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- Figures ΔE 4.2 · close

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