Paint Equivalents

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008

AK Interactive · Real Colors - Air · RC208

#2C3A45 · L*23.6 a*-2.6 b*-8.6

The closest match to AK Interactive Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 is a very dark, muted blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Raf Blue-grey Bs633 at ΔE 1.2. 10 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 range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008?

Mr. Paint Raf Blue-grey Bs633 is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Sea blue (ΔE 1.7) and Monument Vince Venturella Payne's Grey (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Sombre Grey, ΔE 3.5 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Raf Blue-grey Bs633 Mr Paint MRP-380 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Grey Blue RAL 5008 Mr Paint MRP-281 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-50 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Monument

  1. A Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 044 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Monument conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Union Blue Shade Paint System 111A ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Equipment Black Paint System 101B ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B RAL 5008 Graublau TC-0084 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Ana 607 Sea Blue TC-0159 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Warcolours conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Tyrian Navy Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Dark Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix 503 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 561 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Liquitex conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Sombre Grey Game Air 76.048 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Charcoal Grey Arte Deco 85.119 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors 2496 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Payne Gray Pure™ Artist Pigment 7109 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Mechanicus Standard Grey Air ΔE 7.2 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #34444C Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.9
Italeri #32393D Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.0
Mr. Hobby #253C45 Gray Fs36081 Mr Color ΔE 4.1
Humbrol #24383F Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.2
Reaper #1C3947 Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.3
Revell #354044 Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.4
Scale75 #30383B Panzer Grey Warfront Range ΔE 4.5
Mission Models #344756 Graugrun RLM 74 ΔE 4.5
Apple Barrel #343D4E Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.2
Mig #3F4551 Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics ΔE 5.8
Golden #262B31 Payne's Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 5.9
Creature #292D2F Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.8
Coat d'Arms #404B4F Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range ΔE 6.8
Arteza #3B3A40 Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.4
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 8.6
P3 #4A5456 Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.1
Acrilex #34446E Azul Marinho Paints ΔE 12.4
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 14.7

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. B Prussian Blue / Blue Tank Crew Lights -74- Figures ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
  3. B Dark Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
  4. B Deep Sea Blue Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.2 · very close
  5. C Sea Blue Air ΔE 3.7 · close
  6. C RLM 83 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 4.1 · close

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