Paint Equivalents

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62-

AK Interactive · Figures · AK3146

#64706E · L*46.2 a*-4.9 b*-0.4

The closest match to AK Interactive Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- is a mid grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Coat d'Arms Field Blue at ΔE 1.3. 18 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 Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62-?

Coat d'Arms Field Blue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry German Early Field Grey Shade (ΔE 1.7) and Tom Color Bs263 Atlantic Grey (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62-?

The nearest Vallejo paint is A-14 Steel Grey, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop AK Interactive Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- Shop Coat d'Arms Field Blue Shop Coat d'Arms World War II Range set

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 154 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Foundry

  1. A German Early Field Grey Shade Paint System 77A ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B German Late Field Grey Paint System 78B ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Bs263 Atlantic Grey TC-0232 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Ocean Grey Raf TC-0121 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B A-14 Steel Grey Model Air 71.336 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Green Model Air 71.329 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 MMP-093 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Light Sea Grey FS 36307 MMP-075 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mission Models conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Field Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 7.0 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Scale75 conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Dark Gray Acrylic Paint 4754AP ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint 4755AP ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Italeri conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Light grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-66 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-53 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Dawnstone Air ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Astrogranite Technical ΔE 7.0 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Dark Aluminium Mr Paint MRP-146 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Smoke Clear Mr Paint MRP-271 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Revell

  1. C Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Revell conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Medium Seagray Bs381c 637 Mr Color 335 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. C German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
The Army Painter #6A6B68 Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 5.4
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 5.7
Mig #626B72 Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics ΔE 6.0
FolkArt #6A737A Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics ΔE 6.0
Reaper #707070 Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.4
Warcolours #747474 Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 6.9
Duncan #4F646B Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 7.1
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 7.3
Humbrol #525D57 Primer Aerosol Sprays ΔE 7.5
Green Stuff World #787878 Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 7.6
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.8
Apple Barrel #555F54 Hunter Green Colors ΔE 8.0
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 8.6
Golden #6F6B6A N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 8.7
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 9.3
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.0
Arteza #375B5F Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 11.8
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.2

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. B B5 Dark Blue Grey Naval ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B A-14 Interior Steel Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.8 · very close
  3. C Neutral Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.6 · close
  4. C FS 35237 Medium Grey Air ΔE 4.0 · close
  5. C Raf Ocean Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.1 · close
  6. C French Artillery Grey AFV ΔE 4.2 · close

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