RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen))
AK Interactive · Air (3rd Gen) / Real Colors - WWII · RC276
#454641 · L*29.5 a*-1.5 b*2.9
The closest match to AK Interactive RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive RLM 72 is a dark grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Dark Gray at ΔE 0.3. 8 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.
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen))?
Apple Barrel Dark Gray is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Dark Black Green Ijn (ΔE 1.2) and FolkArt Medium Gray (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen))?
The nearest Vallejo paint is German Grey, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Dark Gray Gloss™ 20366 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- D Pewter Grey Colors 20580 ΔE 5.3 · similar
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Dark Black Green Ijn TC-0098 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Olive Green Ija TC-0104 ΔE 4.0 · close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Medium Gray Acrylic Colors 425 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Podge Yellow Acrylic Colors 2392 ΔE 4.2 · close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Vallejo
- A German Grey Model Air 71.268 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B IJN Dark Black Green Model Air 71.325 ΔE 2.1 · very close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Monument
- B PRIME Black Brown Pro Acrylic Primer 011P ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series S22 ΔE 2.5 · very close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Machine Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H458 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Oil Aqueous Hobby Color H342 ΔE 4.3 · close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 72 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A061 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B RLM 72 Grun Mr Paint MRP-062 ΔE 2.4 · very close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Golden
- B Graphite Gray Heavy Body 1160 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1444 ΔE 2.6 · very close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.0 · close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in P3
- B Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.1 · similar
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Hardened Carapace Warpaints WP1430 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Crow Hue Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
RLM 72 (Air (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Foundry
- B Dark African Flesh Shade Paint System 121A ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Granite Shade Paint System 31A ΔE 3.8 · close
RLM 72 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #45413B | Skavenblight Dinge Layer | ΔE 3.4 |
| Reaper | #464646 | Stormy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Scale75 | #484848 | Black Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.6 |
| Tamiya | #4D4E4D | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Italeri | #3F4742 | Olive Drab US Army Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Duncan | #3A4140 | War Master Green Wave 3 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mission Models | #4D4845 | Metallic Burnt Iron 1 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Revell | #424335 | Olive Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.9 |
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 4.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #515151 | Atramentum Black Wash Ink | ΔE 5.2 |
| Humbrol | #505654 | Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.0 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.1 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.6 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 7.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 10.6 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Us Army Helo Drab Fs 34031 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Us Army Helo Drab Fs 34031 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Lead Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Dunkelgrau Base AFV ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Dark Grey Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A RLM 75 Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
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