French Blue
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11166
#545653 · L*36.3 a*-1.4 b*1.5
The closest match to AK Interactive French Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive French Blue is a mid grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light at ΔE 0.7. 7 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 Blue?
Tom Color Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive French Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo UK Bronze Green (ΔE 1.3) and Revell Olive Grey (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive French Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is UK Bronze Green, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive French Blue Shop Tom Color Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light
French Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- A Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light TC-0195 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Tire Black Highlight TC-0268 ΔE 3.6 · close
French Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A UK Bronze Green Hobby Paint 28.004 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Dark Grey Green Mecha Color 69.041 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
French Blue equivalent in Revell
- A Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.7 · close
French Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Classic French Gray Acrylic Colors 6472 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Ash Acrylic Colors 2569 ΔE 3.2 · very close
French Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- A Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 27 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays S27 ΔE 2.1 · very close
French Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Broadsword Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Gun Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 4.1 · close
French Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Steel Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A013 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Steel Mr Paint MRP-030 ΔE 2.2 · very close
French Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- B Grafite Paints 530 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Sépia Paints 551 ΔE 8.9 · similar
French Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Charcoal Black Light Paint System 34C ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Dark African Flesh Shade Paint System 121A ΔE 3.8 · close
French Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 2.9 · very close
French Blue equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint 4861AP ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint 4853AP ΔE 3.8 · close
French Blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close
French Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #4D4E4D | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mission Models | #4F4F4F | Cold Rolled Steel | ΔE 3.3 |
| P3 | #5D5A55 | Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #55584F | Dark Earth Military Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Scale75 | #57585A | Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #595757 | Rough Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.6 |
| Reaper | #535A53 | Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.9 |
| Monument | #54544A | Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Golden | #4A4A48 | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #464742 | Dark Gray Gloss™ | ΔE 5.3 |
| Citadel | #484B4E | Eshin Grey Layer | ΔE 5.3 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 5.4 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.4 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Rlm 74 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B RLM 66 (1941) Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B RLM 74 Real Colors - WWII ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Stone Grey Figures ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Gun Metal Metallic (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B RAL 7037 Dunkelgrau AFV ΔE 3.0 · very close
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