RAL 5008 Graublau
Tom Color · s · TC-0084
#303A46 · L*24.0 a*-0.8 b*-8.7
The closest match to Tom Color RAL 5008 Graublau in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color RAL 5008 Graublau is a very dark, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Monument Vince Venturella Payne's Grey at ΔE 0.8. 13 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 Tom Color RAL 5008 Graublau?
Monument Vince Venturella Payne's Grey is the closest equivalent to Tom Color RAL 5008 Graublau in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Blue Grey 5 (ΔE 2.0) and Foundry Equipment Black (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color RAL 5008 Graublau?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sombre Grey, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Monument
- A Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- D Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 044 ΔE 5.8 · similar
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Warcolours
- A Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 7.4 · similar
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Foundry
- B Equipment Black Paint System 101B ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B American Olive Green Shade Paint System 94A ΔE 2.4 · very close
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 Real Colors - Air RC208 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Prussian Blue / Blue Tank Crew Lights -74- Figures AK3124 ΔE 2.7 · very close
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B SCC No.14 Mr Paint MRP-348 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Raf Blue-grey Bs633 Mr Paint MRP-380 ΔE 2.9 · very close
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.3 · similar
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21984E ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Award Blue Colors 21892 ΔE 7.3 · similar
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Tamiya
- B Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-50 ΔE 5.0 · close
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Vallejo
- B Sombre Grey Game Air 76.048 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Glossy Sea Blue Model Air 71.300 ΔE 4.6 · close
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Mig
- C Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics AMIG0204 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics AMIG0908 ΔE 4.8 · close
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in Citadel
- C Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.7 · similar
RAL 5008 Graublau equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Cloudburst Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Dark Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 4.5 · close
RAL 5008 Graublau in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| FolkArt | #313439 | Payne Gray Pure™ Artist Pigment | ΔE 4.5 |
| Liquitex | #283339 | Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #1E3042 | Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.7 |
| Scale75 | #383B4A | Deep Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mission Models | #344756 | Graugrun RLM 74 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Humbrol | #41444B | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.1 |
| Reaper | #383C3F | Black Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash | ΔE 5.1 |
| Golden | #282C37 | Payne's Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.1 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.4 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.8 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.2 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 14.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- B Raf WW2 Uniform Base ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Ana 607 Sea Blue ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D London Grey RAL 7026 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D FS 36118 Gunship Grey ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D FS 15045 ΔE 6.8 · similar
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