Extra Dark Sea Grey
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Gloss · 123
#6E6D75 · L*46.4 a*2.1 b*-4.3
The closest match to Humbrol Extra Dark Sea Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Extra Dark Sea Grey is a mid grey. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Steel Gray at ΔE 2.0 — very close. 16 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Extra Dark Sea Grey?
FolkArt Steel Gray is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Extra Dark Sea Grey in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Violet Grey (ΔE 2.2) and Mission Models Duraluminum (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Extra Dark Sea Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sea Grey, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Extra Dark Sea Grey Shop FolkArt Steel Gray (Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics) Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- B Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2932 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 3.7 · close
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Scale75
- B Violet Grey Artist Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 3.5 · close
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 MMP-074 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B Sea Grey Model Air 71.049 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Gunmetal Hobby Paint 28.031 ΔE 3.6 · close
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Mig
- B Dunkelgrau Light Base Acrylics AMIG0909 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Fs 26231 (bs 638) Acrylics AMIG0205 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Misty White Colors 20782 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Lilac Dust Colors 20559 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Citadel
- B Warpfiend Grey Layer ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Astrogranite Technical ΔE 6.3 · similar
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Duncan
- B Incubus Purple Wave 3 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Amt-12 Dark Grey TC-0177 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Uniform Grey Warpaints WP1118 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Uniform Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.3 · very close
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) AK11851 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC296 ΔE 4.3 · close
Extra Dark Sea Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- C Metallic gray Lacquer Paint LP-61 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-15 ΔE 4.3 · close
Extra Dark Sea Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #6E7173 | Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.7 |
| Reaper | #707070 | Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.8 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.0 |
| Warcolours | #747474 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Foundry | #656667 | Gun Metal Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #656F79 | Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.6 |
| Revell | #5E6369 | Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #74797B | Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 6.8 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #616F6F | Field Blue World War II Range | ΔE 9.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.8 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.2 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 13.0 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.0 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- D Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.4 · similar
- D Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.8 · similar
- E Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 11.3 · far
- E Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 12.1 · far
- E Primer Aerosol Sprays ΔE 13.3 · far
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