In the pot, French Greyish Blue reads as a neutral grey, dark and muted. This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being Revell Dark Grey Satin at 87 percent. It builds a smooth gradient with Rlm 70 underneath and Rlm 61 on the highlights, all in the AK Interactive line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
French Greyish Blue equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches AK Interactive French Greyish Blue cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest Revell equivalent: Revell Dark Grey Satin, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.6).
Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Dark Admiralty Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.9).
Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Faust Blue, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.1).
Best Citadel option: Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.6 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Revell
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
Citadel
Vallejo
Scale75
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive French Greyish Blue?
The closest same-finish match is Revell Dark Grey Satin at 87% color similarity.
Is there a Citadel equivalent of French Greyish Blue?
Yes. The closest Citadel option is Mechanicus Standard Grey at 79%, a same-finish match.
What color is French Greyish Blue?
French Greyish Blue is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #415057).