This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green at 84 percent. In the pot, Dark Blue-Grey reads as a neutral grey, dark and muted. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Ijn M3 (N) Nakajima Interior Green for the shadows and Rlm 61 for the highlights. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Dark Blue-Grey equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches AK Interactive Dark Blue-Grey cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo German Uniform, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.8).
Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Dark Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.9).
Best Citadel option: Citadel Dark Reaper, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 4.0).
The honest caveat: Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green dries slightly darker than Dark Blue-Grey, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
Humbrol
Citadel
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
Revell
Scale75
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
Green Stuff World
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Blue-Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Wyvern Green at 84% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Dark Blue-Grey?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is German Uniform at 81%, a same-finish match.
What color is Dark Blue-Grey?
Dark Blue-Grey is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #42514C).
What do I highlight and shade Dark Blue-Grey with?
Highlight Dark Blue-Grey toward Rlm 61 and shade it down into Ijn M3 (N) Nakajima Interior Green, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.