Paint Equivalents

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen))

AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11013

#AEAFB4 · L*71.5 a*0.6 b*-2.7

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

AK Interactive Pale Grey is a light grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mission Models Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 at ΔE 0.3. 9 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 Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen))?

Mission Models Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Arteza Silver (ΔE 1.6) and Green Stuff World Gunmetal Grey (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen))?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Silver, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 MMP-102 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. C High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 MMP-117 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mission Models conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Arteza

  1. A Silver Acrylic Premium Paints A734 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. D Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A002 ΔE 8.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Arteza conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Wolven Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Revell conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Silver Dragon D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Wash Medium Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Silver Game Air 72.752 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Sky Grey Model Color 70.989 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9053 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Aircraft Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9290 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mig

  1. B Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Grey Shine Acrylics AMIG0911 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range 106 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Chainmail Fantasy Range 109 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Ship Grey TC-0233 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Silbergrau Dkm50 TC-0130 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX GX208 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Pale Grey (Standard (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Creature

  1. B Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-025 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-045 ΔE 7.5 · similar

Pale Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Turbo Dork #B5B9BC Silver Fox ΔE 3.3
Citadel #B3AFAE Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 3.6
Warcolours #A5A5A5 Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.0
FolkArt #BCBDBF Sky Mist Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.1
Golden #BBB7B6 N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 4.3
Duncan #A5A5A4 Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 4.4
Tamiya #ADB7C0 Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.4
Mr. Paint #A3A9A9 Light Gray SU-27 Mr Paint ΔE 4.7
Foundry #BEBEBE Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System ΔE 4.8
Humbrol #9BA2AA Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 5.0
Scale75 #BBB7B4 Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.0
Apple Barrel #BEC2C5 Real Navy Gloss™ ΔE 5.3
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.3
Monument #9A9E9D Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.7
Italeri #97A7B2 Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.1
P3 #BFCACE Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.2
Acrilex #D2DADC Cinza Paints ΔE 11.3
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 13.3

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. B Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Matte Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.7 · very close
  3. B Crackle Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.8 · very close
  4. B Glaze Medium -90- Figures ΔE 3.4 · very close
  5. C Silbergrau -silver Grey RAL 7001 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 4.2 · close
  6. C Dunkelgrau Shine AFV ΔE 4.4 · close

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