Paint Equivalents

M-485 Blue Gray

AK Interactive · Air · AK2232

#6B7E85 · L*51.5 a*-5.3 b*-6.1

The closest match to AK Interactive M-485 Blue Gray in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive M-485 Blue Gray is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mission Models Medium Grey FS 35237 at ΔE 1.2. 17 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 M-485 Blue Gray?

Mission Models Medium Grey FS 35237 is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive M-485 Blue Gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color M-485 Blue Grey (ΔE 1.9) and Mr. Hobby Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive M-485 Blue Gray?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Green, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Medium Grey FS 35237 MMP-072 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. C Light Sea Grey FS 36307 MMP-075 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mission Models conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A M-485 Blue Grey TC-0172 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Blue Grey 058m TC-0145 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Neutral Gray Mr Color 13 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Grey Green Mecha Color 69.014 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Steel Grey Surface Primer 70.630 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Fine Surface Primer-gray Mr Paint MRP-LPG ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B U.S. Dark Mod. Gray FS36176 Mr Paint MRP-093 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-53 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Light grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-66 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Mig

  1. C Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0208 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics AMIG0210 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Stone Paint System 57B ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C German Late Field Grey Paint System 78B ΔE 4.3 · close

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. C Six Shooter ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Blue Steel ΔE 9.8 · similar

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. C Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 6.5 · similar

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Uniform Grey World War II Range 525 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Non Specular Intermediate Blue Acrylic Paint 4639AP ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. C Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 4.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Italeri conversion chart

M-485 Blue Gray in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Revell #798790 Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.6
Scale75 #6C8997 Bering Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.1
FolkArt #6A737A Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics ΔE 5.5
The Army Painter #557989 Runic Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.7
Reaper #618095 Glacial Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.9
Duncan #627587 Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 6.4
Green Stuff World #7B7E83 Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 6.8
Monument #517283 Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.2
Citadel #808285 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.6
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.2
Warcolours #797979 Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 8.2
Golden #848589 N5 Neutral Gray High Flow ΔE 8.7
Apple Barrel #4E6B7D Sky Blue Colors ΔE 9.2
Humbrol #6E6D75 Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 11.0
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 13.6
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 14.2
Acrilex #2095AD Azul Piscina Paints ΔE 14.4
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 18.1

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. B M-485 Blue Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B M-485 Blue-grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.3 · very close
  3. B Amt-7 (a-28m) Light Blue Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. C FS 36270 Medium Grey 17 Ml Air ΔE 4.3 · close
  5. C F-15 Dark Grey (mod Eagle) Fs 36176 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.6 · close
  6. C F-15 Dark Grey (mod Eagle) Fs 36176 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 4.6 · close

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