Paint Equivalents

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen))

AK Interactive · Air (3rd Gen) · AK11842

#5C6769 · L*42.8 a*-3.7 b*-2.6

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

AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey is a mid grey. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Ocean Gray at ΔE 1.1. 16 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 Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen))?

Mr. Hobby Ocean Gray is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) (ΔE 1.9) and Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade (ΔE 2.3).

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

The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Violet RLM75, ΔE 4.5 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Ocean Gray Mr Color 362 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) Mr Paint MRP-439 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Smoke Clear Mr Paint MRP-271 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System 78A ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Rebel Grey Paint System 118B ΔE 3.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Slate Grey World War II Range 533 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-56 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Dark Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Revell conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B RAL 7012 Basaltgrau TC-0088 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Schlickgrau 58 TC-0097 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mig

  1. C Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics AMIG0245 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics AMIG0235 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. C Black Ice ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Six Shooter ΔE 9.4 · similar

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint 4755AP ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint 4853AP ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Italeri conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Uniform Grey Warpaints Primer WP1118P ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Uniform Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Duncan conversion chart

Raf Ocean Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Vallejo #636567 Grey Violet RLM75 Model Air ΔE 4.5
Mission Models #505E67 Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF ΔE 5.0
FolkArt #66696E Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 5.1
Humbrol #575B5A Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.2
Scale75 #646464 Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 5.4
Warcolours #5F6772 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 5.8
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.0
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 6.2
Citadel #697068 Dawnstone Air ΔE 6.5
P3 #4E5861 Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7
Reaper #707070 Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.9
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.7
Apple Barrel #555F54 Hunter Green Colors ΔE 7.8
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 8.0
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 8.9
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.4
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 9.8
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.2

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A French Artillery Grey AFV ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A FS 35237 Medium Grey Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  3. B Basaltgrau-basalt Grey RAL 7012 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. B Sla Blue AFV ΔE 3.4 · very close
  5. C A-14 Interior Steel Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.8 · close
  6. C Grey Blue / Grey Blue / German Grey Uniform Light -62- Figures ΔE 4.1 · close

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