RLM 72 (Air)
AK Interactive · Air · AK2021
#1F1F1D · L*11.7 a*-0.5 b*1.4
The closest match to AK Interactive RLM 72 (Air) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive RLM 72 is a near-black neutral. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Warcolours Warm Grey 5 at ΔE 0.9. 7 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 RLM 72 (Air)?
Warcolours Warm Grey 5 is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive RLM 72 (Air) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Carbon Black (ΔE 0.9) and The Army Painter Abyssal Black (ΔE 0.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive RLM 72 (Air)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive RLM 72 Shop Warcolours Warm Grey 5 Shop Warcolours Layer paints set
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Warcolours
- A Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 2.2 · very close
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Golden
- A Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 2.5 · very close
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Dark Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Citadel
- A Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 4.6 · close
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 2.4 · very close
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 2.1 · very close
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Scale75
- A Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Mig
- A Satin Black Acrylics AMIG0032 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B One Shot Primer - Black Primers AMIG2023 ΔE 2.6 · very close
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Tamiya
- B NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat XF-69 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Black Spray TS-14 ΔE 6.6 · similar
RLM 72 (Air) equivalent in Foundry
- B Blackened Barrel Paint System 105B ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Blackened Barrel Light Paint System 105C ΔE 6.2 · similar
RLM 72 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 2.6 |
| Humbrol | #212021 | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 2.6 |
| Vallejo | #262626 | Black Thick Mud Weathering FX | ΔE 2.7 |
| Tom Color | #262626 | Black Uniform Shadow | ΔE 2.7 |
| Reaper | #212224 | Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash | ΔE 3.1 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.2 |
| Monument | #18191B | Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #141414 | Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.7 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 4.9 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.9 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.0 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #000000 | Black Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.2 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 8.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 21.9 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Rubber Black Real Colors - Standard ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Dunkelgrau – Dark Gray RAL 7021 Real Colors - WWII ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Nato Black RAL 9021-f9 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Ral 7021 Dunkelgrau AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Satin Black General ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Grey (fs 36081) Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
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