Paint Equivalents

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color)

AK Interactive · Real Colors - WWII · RC054

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The closest match to AK Interactive Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) is a dark, muted yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Granite at ΔE 1.8. 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 Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color)?

Foundry Granite is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Landser Grey (ΔE 2.0) and Mr. Paint Spruce Green Bs284 (ΔE 2.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Landser Grey, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop AK Interactive Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) Shop Foundry Granite Shop Foundry Paint System set

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Granite Paint System 31B ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B German Splinter Tan Shade Paint System 85A ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Landser Grey Xpress Color 72.469 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Russian Green 4BO Hobby Paint 28.003 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Spruce Green Bs284 Mr Paint MRP-382 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Green Mr Paint MRP-400 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Chocolate Brown World War II Range 519 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Olive Drab World War II Range 508 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Crypt Wraith Warpaints WP1413 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Tainted Gold Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Verde Khaki TC-0110 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B FS 34088 TC-0017 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Rlm71 Dark Green Mr Color 17 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Rlm81 Brown Violet Mr Color 121 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Golden

  1. B Sap Green Hue Heavy Body 1461 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. B Sap Green Hue OPEN Acrylics 7461 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc MMP-089 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII MMP-088 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mission Models conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Revell

  1. C NATO Olive Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Olive Green Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Revell conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Eidolon Grey Wave 2 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Ashen Grey Wave 2 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Duncan conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 074 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series S22 ΔE 8.5 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Monument conversion chart

Hellgrau – Light Grey RAL 7009 (interior Color) in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #525044 Gun Metal Acrylics ΔE 4.1
Italeri #645B42 Grau RLM 02 Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.1
P3 #5F6156 Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.3
Humbrol #665C40 Light Olive Aerosol Sprays ΔE 5.1
Reaper #575036 Aged Pewter Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.2
Scale75 #585135 Olive Green Artist Range ΔE 5.5
Green Stuff World #665B3B Gengis Khaki Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.3
FolkArt #5E5140 Raw Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 6.5
Citadel #4E483B Sylvaneth Bark Dry ΔE 6.6
Tamiya #4D5641 Olive drab Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.9
Apple Barrel #555F54 Hunter Green Colors ΔE 6.9
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.3
Acrilex #52483B Sépia Paints ΔE 7.7
Kimera Kolors #54483C Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 8.7
Warcolours #494641 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.9
Arteza #455032 Olive Green Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 9.8
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 11.0
Creature #654B2D Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 12.4

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Ana 613 Olive Drab Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Sooty Black Ink (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.0 · very close
  3. B RLM 80 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.0 · very close
  4. B RLM 81 Version 1 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 2.0 · very close
  5. B Rlm 81 Version 1 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.0 · very close
  6. B Raf Dark Slate Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.4 · very close

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