Rlm 83
AK Interactive · Air (3rd Gen) · AK11839
#384452 · L*28.3 a*-1.0 b*-10.0
The closest match to AK Interactive Rlm 83 in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Rlm 83 is a dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Tom Color Raf WW2 Uniform Base, ΔE 0.0. 12 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 83?
Tom Color Raf WW2 Uniform Base is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Rlm 83 in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue (ΔE 2.1) and Mig Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Rlm 83?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Periscopes, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Rlm 83 equivalent in Tom Color
- A Raf WW2 Uniform Base TC-0099 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Ana 607 Sea Blue TC-0159 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Rlm 83 equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Cloudburst Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Dark Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
Rlm 83 equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics AMIG0204 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D French Blue Acrylics AMIG0062 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Rlm 83 equivalent in Mission Models
- B Graugrun RLM 74 MMP-049 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Gunship Grey FS 36118 MMP-084 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Rlm 83 equivalent in Reaper
- B Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Twilight Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9020 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Rlm 83 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.9 · close
Rlm 83 equivalent in Foundry
- B Equipment Black Light Paint System 101C ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Union Blue Paint System 111B ΔE 4.6 · close
Rlm 83 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Grey FS36076 Mr Paint MRP-366 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Nobels Dark Tarmac No.4 Mr Paint MRP-342 ΔE 3.8 · close
Rlm 83 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21984E ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Denim Blue Colors 21354 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Rlm 83 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C German Gray Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC07 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Dark Gray "Dunkel Grau" Mr Color 513 ΔE 3.9 · close
Rlm 83 equivalent in Vallejo
- C Periscopes Panzer Aces 70.309 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Grey Blue Model Air 71.005 ΔE 4.0 · close
Rlm 83 equivalent in Monument
- C Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series S01 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Rlm 83 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #273E51 | Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) | ΔE 4.2 |
| Humbrol | #41444B | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #3D4E59 | Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray | ΔE 4.5 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 4.6 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Scale75 | #4A515B | Graphene Gray Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Revell | #484B52 | Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.3 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.2 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| FolkArt | #3E5567 | Skyline Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.4 |
| Golden | #2B4752 | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #283339 | Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.2 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.0 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 11.9 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A RLM 83 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Prussian Blue / Blue Tank Crew Lights -74- Figures ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Dark Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Deep Sea Blue Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 Real Colors - Air ΔE 4.1 · close
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