Dark Grey
Revell · Email Color - Silk
#565E61 · L*39.3 a*-2.4 b*-2.8
The closest match to Revell Dark Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Dark Grey is a mid grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color RAL 7012 Basaltgrau at ΔE 0.0. 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 Revell Dark Grey?
Tom Color RAL 7012 Basaltgrau is the closest equivalent to Revell Dark Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Basaltgrau-basalt Grey RAL 7012 10ml (ΔE 0.6) and The Army Painter Uniform Grey (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Dark Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is USAF Green, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Revell Dark Grey Shop Tom Color RAL 7012 Basaltgrau
Dark Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- A RAL 7012 Basaltgrau TC-0088 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A RAL 7011 Iron Grey TC-0085 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
Dark Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Basaltgrau-basalt Grey RAL 7012 10ml Real Colors - Air RC212 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B French Artillery Grey AFV AK4052 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Uniform Grey Warpaints Primer WP1118P ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Uniform Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Dark Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- A Ocean gray Aircraft Spray AS-10 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-56 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Dark Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Basalt Grey RAL 7012 Mr Paint MRP-209 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) Mr Paint MRP-439 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A JMSDF 2705 Dark Gray N4 Mr Color 608 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- B Wrought Iron Acrylic Colors 925 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Classic French Gray Acrylic Colors 6472 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Dark Grey equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Black Ice ΔE 2.5 · very close
- E Six Shooter ΔE 12.3 · far
Dark Grey equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint 4853AP ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint 4861AP ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in Foundry
- B Rebel Grey Shade Paint System 118A ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System 78A ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Grey equivalent in Humbrol
- B Primer Acrylics - Matt 1 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays S27 ΔE 4.1 · close
Dark Grey equivalent in Duncan
- B Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #515B5A | USAF Green Model Air | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mig | #5D6268 | Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mission Models | #505E67 | Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF | ΔE 3.4 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 3.4 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #556363 | Slate Grey World War II Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Scale75 | #57585A | Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range | ΔE 4.0 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #565656 | Slate Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.8 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.0 |
| Reaper | #535A53 | Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 6.1 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Citadel | #484B4E | Eshin Grey Layer | ΔE 6.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #465363 | Denim Blue Colors | ΔE 7.7 |
| Golden | #4A4A48 | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 8.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.6 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.5 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- A Dust Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.5 · similar
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