Retarder
AK Interactive · Auxiliary (3rd Gen) · AK11231
#D5D5D5 · L*85.3 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to AK Interactive Retarder in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Retarder is a light grey. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Spaceship Exterior at ΔE 0.2. 2 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 Retarder?
The Army Painter Spaceship Exterior is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Retarder in any other range, at ΔE 0.2 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mig Cold Gray (ΔE 0.5) and Mr. Hobby Shine Silver (ΔE 0.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Retarder?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Gunmetal, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Retarder Shop The Army Painter Spaceship Exterior Shop The Army Painter Warpaints set
Retarder equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Spaceship Exterior Warpaints WP1454 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
- A Brigade Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Retarder equivalent in Mig
- A Cold Gray Acrylics AMIG0119 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Light Brown-gray Acrylics AMIG0120 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Retarder equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Shine Silver Mr Color 90 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Super Chrome Silver 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM206 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
Retarder equivalent in Mission Models
- A Grey Primer Primer MMS-003 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Light Gull Grey FS 16440 MMP-069 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Retarder equivalent in Scale75
- A Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Odorless Thinner Soil Works ΔE 2.3 · very close
Retarder equivalent in FolkArt
- A Dove Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2382 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Silver Anniversary Metallics 506 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Retarder equivalent in Humbrol
- A Silver Acrylics - Metallics 11 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Silver Aerosol Sprays S11 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Retarder equivalent in Vallejo
- A Dark Gunmetal Game Color 72.054 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Matt Varnish Arte Deco 84.155 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Retarder equivalent in Reaper
- A Foggy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9316 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9090 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Retarder equivalent in Foundry
- A Armour Paint System 35B ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 3.8 · close
Retarder equivalent in Duncan
- A Matt Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Ivory Tusk Wave 1 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Retarder equivalent in Citadel
- A Wrack White Dry ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Necron Compound Dry ΔE 2.3 · very close
Retarder in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 2.1 |
| Tamiya | #CCCCCC | Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 2.1 |
| Liquitex | #DFDFDF | Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #DEDCDF | Mountain Blue Colors | ΔE 2.7 |
| Warcolours | #C9C9C9 | Metallic White Metallic paints | ΔE 2.9 |
| Golden | #E3DFDE | N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 3.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.4 |
| Creature | #DADBD5 | Metallic Medium Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.5 |
| P3 | #D7D9E0 | Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 3.7 |
| Tom Color | #E0E1DC | Bianco Neve 6 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Monument | #E6E6E6 | Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series | ΔE 3.8 |
| Revell | #C4CACA | Light Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.2 |
| Arteza | #E7E9E8 | Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 4.8 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #C0C1BB | Light Grey Mr Paint | ΔE 6.1 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Glaze Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Silver & Metal Midtones Figures ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Gloss Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Aluminium Chipping AFV ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Satin Varnish Real Colors - Modern ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Metal Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.5 · very close
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