Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set)
The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set
#566E7E · L*45.1 a*-4.7 b*-11.7
The closest match to The Army Painter Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Runic Grey is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel Sky Blue, ΔE 1.9. 18 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 The Army Painter Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set)?
Apple Barrel Sky Blue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo USAF Light Blue (ΔE 2.2) and Citadel Russ Grey (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is USAF Light Blue, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Sky Blue Colors 20770 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Turquoise Gloss™ 21360 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Vallejo
- B USAF Light Blue Model Air 71.111 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Sombre Grey Game Air 72.748 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Citadel
- B Russ Grey Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D The Fang Air ΔE 7.4 · similar
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml Real Colors - Air RC234 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Raf Pru Blue Bs381c/636 Air (3rd Gen) AK11852 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Monument
- B Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints 056 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- E Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 11.0 · far
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Foundry
- B Storm Blue Light Paint System 39C ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Confederate Grey Light Paint System 117C ΔE 4.3 · close
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 35164 TC-0015 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Ana 608 Intermed. Blue TC-0162 ΔE 3.6 · close
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H22 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Neutral Gray Acrysion H53 ΔE 3.7 · close
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Light Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2923 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Blue Pearl Metallics 670 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Duncan
- C Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Intermediate Blue FS35164 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A089 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C U.S. Dark Mod. Gray FS36176 Mr Paint MRP-093 ΔE 4.8 · close
Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Revell
- C Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.8 · similar
Runic Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #556B71 | Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Scale75 | #556477 | Ocean Gray Warfront Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mig | #626B72 | Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Tamiya | #646B75 | IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.0 |
| Reaper | #537B95 | Heather Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3A7289 | Aquamarine Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mission Models | #505E67 | Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF | ΔE 6.6 |
| P3 | #2E728B | Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 9.0 |
| Acrilex | #545F78 | Azul Seco Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Golden | #4078A7 | Azurite Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 9.6 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.8 |
| Humbrol | #677290 | RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.9 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.1 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Wolf Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Wolf Grey Warpaints Primer ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Runic Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Dungeon Stone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Skeleton Bone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Eternal Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 6.8 · similar
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