Pale Grey sits in the grey family: light in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. Matching it is straightforward: Tamiya LFT Medium Sea Grey lands at 96 percent in the same finish, and 3 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. It builds a smooth gradient with Rlm 02 RLM-Grau (1938) underneath and Warm Grey on the highlights, all in the AK Interactive line. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Pale Grey equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 5 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest Tamiya equivalent: Tamiya LFT Medium Sea Grey, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.8).
- From Revell: Revell Grey / Grau (RAL 7001), close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.5).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol US Compass Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.0).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Light Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Carcharodon Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5).
- From Citadel: Citadel Grey Seer, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.8 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Tamiya
Revell
Humbrol
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
Citadel
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
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 Pale Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Tamiya LFT Medium Sea Grey at 96% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Pale Grey?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Light Grey at 79%, a same-finish match.
What color is Pale Grey?
Pale Grey is a light muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #939AA2).
What do I highlight and shade Pale Grey with?
Highlight Pale Grey toward Warm Grey and shade it down into Rlm 02 RLM-Grau (1938), both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.