Dark Sky (Warpaints Air)
The Army Painter · Warpaints Air
#354653 · L*28.8 a*-3.1 b*-9.9
The closest match to The Army Painter Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Dark Sky is a dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mission Models Graugrun RLM 74, ΔE 1.0. 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
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 The Army Painter Dark Sky (Warpaints Air)?
Mission Models Graugrun RLM 74 is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Dark Sea Blue 10ml (ΔE 2.2) and Vallejo Periscopes (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Dark Sky (Warpaints Air)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Periscopes, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Dark Sky Shop Mission Models Graugrun RLM 74
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mission Models
- A Graugrun RLM 74 MMP-049 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- D Gunship Grey FS 36118 MMP-084 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dark Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air RC258 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Deep Sea Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11864 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Periscopes Panzer Aces 70.309 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Sombre Grey Game Air 76.048 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Raf WW2 Uniform Base TC-0099 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Ana 607 Sea Blue TC-0159 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.8 · close
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Reaper
- B Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors 9076 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Duncan
- B Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Faust Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Foundry
- B Union Blue Paint System 111B ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Equipment Black Light Paint System 101C ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray AS-27 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Extra Dark Sea Grey Mr Paint MRP-114 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Dark Grey FS36076 Mr Paint MRP-366 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Gray "Dunkel Grau" Mr Color 513 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color 18 ΔE 4.7 · close
Dark Sky (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Monument
- C Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series S01 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 4.9 · close
Dark Sky 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 3.9 |
| Scale75 | #234256 | Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 4.1 |
| Golden | #2B4752 | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mig | #3F4551 | Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #1F435B | Award Blue Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| FolkArt | #3E5567 | Skyline Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 5.4 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Humbrol | #41444B | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.9 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.3 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.9 |
| Liquitex | #283339 | Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 10.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 11.8 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Cloudburst Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Iron Wolf Warpaints Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Tyrian Navy Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Night Sky Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Dark Sky Warpaints ΔE 4.5 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot