Neutral Grey 43 (Air)
AK Interactive · Air · AK2203
#696E72 · L*46.1 a*-1.0 b*-2.9
The closest match to AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 (Air) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) at ΔE 0.4. 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 Neutral Grey 43 (Air)?
Tamiya IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 (Air) in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Dungeon Grey (ΔE 1.4) and Tom Color Bs381c:638 Grey (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Neutral Grey 43 (Air)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Camouflage Gray, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Tamiya
- A IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray TS-67 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dungeon Grey Warpaints WP1418 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Dungeon Stone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) TC-0097 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color H306 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color 602 ΔE 4.2 · close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Camouflage Gray Model Air 71.280 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Gunmetal Game Air 72.754 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics Sequin Silver ΔE 2.7 · very close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Mig
- B Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics AMIG0245 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Scale75
- B Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 4.7 · close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 MMP-074 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Ocean Grey FS36173 Mr Paint MRP-365 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint MRP-375 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Foundry
- B Rebel Grey Paint System 118B ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Gun Metal Shade Paint System 104A ΔE 3.7 · close
Neutral Grey 43 (Air) equivalent in Revell
- B Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.3 · close
Neutral Grey 43 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #707070 | Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.2 |
| Duncan | #6A696C | Incubus Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Italeri | #71787B | Medium Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Warcolours | #747474 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #6E6D75 | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 4.6 |
| Citadel | #767675 | Astrogranite Technical | ΔE 4.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 4.9 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #616F6F | Field Blue World War II Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 7.1 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.1 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.9 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 12.3 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Raf Ocean Grey – 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Rlm 75 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B RLM 75 Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B FS 35237 Medium Grey Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Neutral Grey 43 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
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