RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII)
AK Interactive · Real Colors - WWII · RC278
#5A5954 · L*37.8 a*-0.6 b*3.0
The closest match to AK Interactive RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive RLM 74 is a mid grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Broadsword Silver at ΔE 0.7. 9 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 RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII)?
The Army Painter Broadsword Silver is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Sea Grey (ΔE 1.2) and Mr. Paint Steel (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is US Loam, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Broadsword Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Gun Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Humbrol
- A Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 27 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Primer Acrylics - Matt 1 ΔE 3.3 · very close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Steel Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A013 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Steel Mr Paint MRP-030 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in P3
- A Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.6 · close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Foundry
- A Charcoal Black Light Paint System 34C ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B American Green Shade Paint System 93A ΔE 2.6 · very close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Classic French Gray Acrylic Colors 6472 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Pewter Metallics 99232 ΔE 3.0 · very close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light TC-0195 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Tire Black Highlight TC-0268 ΔE 4.3 · close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Revell
- B Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.8 · close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Vallejo
- B US Loam Model Air 71.292 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Violet Grey Model Color 70.773 ΔE 2.7 · very close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Acrilex
- B Grafite Paints 530 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Sépia Paints 551 ΔE 8.0 · similar
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 4.1 · close
RLM 74 (Real Colors - WWII) equivalent in Reaper
- B Shadowed Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9085 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones 9465 ΔE 4.7 · close
RLM 74 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #595757 | Rough Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.4 |
| Italeri | #585B5B | Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.4 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #55584F | Dark Earth Military Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mission Models | #595B50 | Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc | ΔE 3.9 |
| Duncan | #5C5E5F | Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Scale75 | #57585A | Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 4.3 |
| Tamiya | #4D4E4D | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.6 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #4A4A48 | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 5.7 |
| Citadel | #6D655F | Stormvermin Fur Layer | ΔE 6.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #464742 | Dark Gray Gloss™ | ΔE 6.5 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.3 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.4 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Rlm 74 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A RAL 7037 Dunkelgrau AFV ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B French Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Stone Grey Figures ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B RLM 66 (1941) Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Raf Dark Green Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.2 · very close
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