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Lead Grey

AK Interactive

Base · #2D3739

Opaque acrylic3rd Generation Acrylic

Lead Grey is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Deep Blue from Scale75 matches at 88 percent and 5 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Archaic Turquoise for the shadows and Nato Green for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.

Cross-brand results

Lead Grey equivalents in other ranges

Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:

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 2.3 rather than an obvious shift.

How to read the score

90+Close

80sUsable

<70Mix

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About this color

Color profile

Familygrey
Lightnessdark
Saturationmuted
Undertoneneutral

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Pairs well with

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Match difficulty

Common color
Closest cross-brand match

Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.

Where painters use it

neutral cloth and stone
Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Lead Grey?

The closest same-finish match is Scale75 Deep Blue at 88% color similarity.

What color is Lead Grey?

Lead Grey is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #2D3739).

What do I highlight and shade Lead Grey with?

Highlight Lead Grey toward Nato Green and shade it down into Archaic Turquoise, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.

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