Petroleum Gray
Scale75 · Scale Color Range
#554D4B · L*33.5 a*2.9 b*2.4
The closest match to Scale75 Petroleum Gray in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Petroleum Gray is a dark grey. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Rlm 61, ΔE 1.2. 14 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 Scale75 Petroleum Gray?
AK Interactive Rlm 61 is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Petroleum Gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Dark Brown RLM61 (ΔE 2.3) and FolkArt Dark Gray (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Petroleum Gray?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Brown RLM61, ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Petroleum Gray Shop AK Interactive Rlm 61 Shop AK Interactive Air (3rd Gen) set
Petroleum Gray equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Rlm 61 Air (3rd Gen) AK11814 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A RLM 61 / RAL 8019 Real Colors - Air RC268 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Brown RLM61 Model Air 71.042 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B 6K Russian Brown Model Air 71.282 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Petroleum Gray equivalent in FolkArt
- B Dark Gray Acrylic Colors 426 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Podge Yellow Acrylic Colors 2392 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Ground Color Mr Color 522 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Oil Aqueous Hobby Color H342 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Duncan
- B Scorched Earth Wave 1 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Foundry
- B Red Oxide Shade Paint System 102A ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Soviet Winter Green Shade Paint System 96A ΔE 4.0 · close
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Mission Models
- B Metallic Burnt Iron 1 MMM-001 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Cold Rolled Steel MMM-002 ΔE 4.5 · close
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Reaper
- C Dungeon Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9466 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Gug Umber Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89543 ΔE 4.1 · close
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Burnt Umber Colors 20512 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Dark Gray Gloss™ 20366 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Golden
- C Raw Umber Fluid 2350 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1444 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Petroleum Gray equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Bootstrap Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Gun Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.4 · similar
Petroleum Gray equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C RLM 81 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A074 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D RLM 83 Dunkelgrun Mr Paint MRP-072 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Petroleum Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #4B4945 | Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #515151 | Atramentum Black Wash Ink | ΔE 4.6 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Tamiya | #4D4E4D | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Citadel | #473F39 | Tin Bitz Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 5.4 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| P3 | #5D5A55 | Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tom Color | #58595B | Tire Black Highlight | ΔE 6.3 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Revell | #565857 | Olive Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.6 |
| Humbrol | #585954 | Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #66584B | Super Wash Dark Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 7.2 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.7 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 9.4 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.9 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- B Thrash Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Black Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Wood Artist Range ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Rlyeh Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Titanium Grey Artist Range ΔE 8.1 · similar
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