Dark Grey
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#41444B · L*28.8 a*0.4 b*-4.6
The closest match to Humbrol Dark Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Dark Grey is a dark grey. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Gravelord Grey at ΔE 1.6. 13 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 Humbrol Dark Grey?
The Army Painter Gravelord Grey is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Dark Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Tempest Grey (ΔE 2.0) and AK Interactive Sea Blue 10ml (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Dark Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is AMT-12 Dark Grey, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Dark Grey Shop The Army Painter Gravelord Grey (Speedpaint Set 2.0) Shop The Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 set
Dark Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Gun Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.8 · close
Dark Grey equivalent in Reaper
- A Tempest Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9438 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Black Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9255 ΔE 3.9 · close
Dark Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC257 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Oxford Standard (3rd Gen) AK11188 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B AMT-12 Dark Grey Model Air 71.308 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B USN Sea Blue Model Air 71.295 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 36118 Gunship Grey TC-0014 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 TC-0136 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in Revell
- B Tank Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.5 · similar
Dark Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B German Gray Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC07 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B JMSDF Cleated Deck Color Mr Color 609 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics AMIG0204 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Dunkelgrau Dark Base Acrylics AMIG0907 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Nobels Dark Tarmac No.4 Mr Paint MRP-342 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Amt-12 Dark Grey Mr Paint MRP-020 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in Scale75
- B Anthartic Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Rlyeh Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- B Dark grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-24 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Rubber black Spray TS-82 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B Grauviolet RLM 75 MMP-050 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Pearl Deep Charcoal MMP-146 ΔE 4.9 · close
Dark Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #484B4E | Eshin Grey Layer | ΔE 3.4 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.8 |
| Foundry | #484D51 | Slate Grey Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.8 |
| Duncan | #454344 | Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| FolkArt | #313439 | Payne Gray Pure™ Artist Pigment | ΔE 5.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #464543 | Graphite Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #343D4E | Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Monument | #464C4C | Dark Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #343436 | Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.7 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 10.3 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- D White Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 9.2 · similar
- D Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.3 · similar
- D Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 9.4 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot