RLM 73 (Air)
AK Interactive · Air · AK2022
#22231B · L*13.4 a*-2.3 b*5.2
The closest match to AK Interactive RLM 73 (Air) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive RLM 73 is a very dark, muted yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color Rlm 73 at ΔE 0.3. 14 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 73 (Air)?
Tom Color Rlm 73 is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive RLM 73 (Air) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Dark Green (ΔE 1.9) and Mr. Hobby Olive Drab Shadow (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive RLM 73 (Air)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Camouflage Black Green, ΔE 4.6 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Rlm 73 TC-0254 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- C Black Uniform Base TC-0255 ΔE 3.7 · close
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Humbrol
- A Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin S163 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays S53 ΔE 4.6 · close
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC03 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color H416 ΔE 5.2 · similar
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Magnolia Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Unforgiven Green Warpaints Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Barrel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 5.5 · similar
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Citadel
- B Dryad Bark Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 5.1 · similar
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Golden
- B Black SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6745 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Bone Black OPEN Acrylics 7010 ΔE 3.8 · close
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Scale75
- B Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 5.0 · similar
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in P3
- C Blindwater Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Cryx Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.3 · close
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Monument
- C Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 040 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Coal Black Pro Acrylic Paints 002 ΔE 7.6 · similar
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in Warcolours
- C Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.6 · close
RLM 73 (Air) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Black Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18128 ΔE 4.6 · close
RLM 73 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #272624 | Pavement Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Vallejo | #313029 | Camouflage Black Green Model Color | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mission Models | #2B302A | US Dark Green FS 34079 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #2E332C | Dark Olive Green 328 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| Reaper | #282421 | Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash | ΔE 5.4 |
| Italeri | #2D3122 | Dark Slate Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mig | #1C1C1C | Satin Black Acrylics | ΔE 5.8 |
| Foundry | #191919 | Blackened Barrel Paint System | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #222325 | Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.4 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 8.8 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 9.8 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 21.8 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B RLM 70 Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Smoke Black Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Nato Black RAL 9021-f9 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Wwi French Green 2 AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Gun Metal Real Colors - Standard ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Flat Black General ΔE 3.5 · very close
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