Paint Equivalents

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen))

AK Interactive · Air (3rd Gen) · AK11862

#6A6B66 · L*45.0 a*-1.4 b*2.7

The closest match to AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 is a mid grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 at ΔE 0.0. 11 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 Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen))?

Tom Color NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Titanium (ΔE 1.0) and The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal (ΔE 1.1).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen))?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Gunmetal, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 TC-0171 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Medium Sea Grey TC-0122 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Titanium Mr Paint MRP-082 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. A White Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A015 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. D Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Gunmetal Mecha Color 69.058 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Sea Grey Model Color 70.991 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint 4785AP ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint 4853AP ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Italeri conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color 602 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Dark Gray (2) Aqueous Hobby Color H83 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Steel Gray Acrylic Colors 2561 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Gunmetal Gray Metallics 667 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Have Glass Grey FS36170 MMP-083 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Mission Models conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Dawnstone Air ΔE 3.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Revell conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mig

  1. B One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 154 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 153 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Neutral Grey 43 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #69655D Death Metal Wave 3 ΔE 3.5
Reaper #707070 Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.8
Scale75 #646464 Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 4.0
Foundry #656667 Gun Metal Shade Paint System ΔE 4.0
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 4.3
Warcolours #767269 Warm Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.3
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.7
Tamiya #727071 Metallic gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.0
P3 #5F6156 Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.2
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 5.5
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.6
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 6.0
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 6.1
Green Stuff World #787878 Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.2
Humbrol #575B5A Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 6.6
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 7.2
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 12.2
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 12.8

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Intermediate Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Raf Medium Sea Grey Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  3. A English Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  4. B Neutral Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.4 · very close
  5. B RAL 7037 Dunkelgrau 51 AFV ΔE 2.5 · very close
  6. B Have Glass Grey Fs 36170 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.5 · very close

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