RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau)
AK Interactive · Air · AK2162
#293A42 · L*23.3 a*-4.5 b*-7.2
The closest match to AK Interactive RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) is a very dark, muted blue-green. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry British Royal Blue Shade at ΔE 1.2. 12 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 RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau)?
Foundry British Royal Blue Shade is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Tank Grey (ΔE 1.7) and Tamiya Sea blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Charcoal Grey, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Shop Foundry British Royal Blue Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Foundry
- A British Royal Blue Shade Paint System 74A ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B American Olive Green Paint System 94B ΔE 2.1 · very close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Humbrol
- A Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays S67 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 67 ΔE 2.9 · very close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Tamiya
- A Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-50 ΔE 3.5 · very close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Gray Fs36081 Mr Color 301 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Blue Fs15044 A Aqueous Hobby Color H326 ΔE 4.5 · close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Raf Blue-grey Bs633 Mr Paint MRP-380 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint MRP-417 ΔE 2.3 · very close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Charcoal Grey Arte Deco 85.119 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Sombre Grey Game Air 76.048 ΔE 4.3 · close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors 2496 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Grotto Acrylic Colors 4671 ΔE 3.8 · close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Tyrian Navy Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.6 · close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix 503 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 561 ΔE 4.4 · close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Duncan
- B Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D War Master Green Wave 3 ΔE 6.4 · similar
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Revell
- B Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.9 · similar
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) equivalent in Tom Color
- B London Grey RAL 7026 TC-0247 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C RAL 5008 Graublau TC-0084 ΔE 4.7 · close
RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #1C3947 | Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.5 |
| Italeri | #1D343A | Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.7 |
| Scale75 | #30383B | Panzer Grey Warfront Range | ΔE 3.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #2A333C | Steel Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.2 |
| Monument | #2D3844 | Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.3 |
| Golden | #2B4752 | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 4.9 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Citadel | #273E51 | Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mission Models | #344756 | Graugrun RLM 74 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.4 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #2C4C57 | Tuscan Teal Colors | ΔE 6.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.9 |
| Mig | #323335 | Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics | ΔE 7.4 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.7 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 13.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 15.1 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 Real Colors - Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Pla Dark Blue AFV ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Dark Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Deep Sea Blue Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Amt-12 Dark Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Medium Grey / German Grey Uniform -58- Figures ΔE 4.0 · close
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