Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638
Air · #686B70
No shortage of substitutes here, Incubus Purple from Two Thin Coats matches at 89 percent and 5 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. In the pot, Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638 reads as a neutral grey, mid-tone and muted. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Raf Ocean Grey for the shadows and English Grey for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638 equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638 outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Incubus Purple, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- From Tamiya: Tamiya Sea Grey 2, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.9).
- Citadel's closest color: Citadel Air Caste Thinner, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Negro, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.6).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Uniform Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
- From Revell: Revell Mouse grey/Mausgrau (RAL 7005), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
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
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
Citadel
Vallejo
The Army Painter
Revell
Humbrol
Green Stuff World
Scale75
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Incubus Purple at 89% color similarity.
Is there a Citadel equivalent of Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638?
Yes. The closest Citadel option is Air Caste Thinner at 85%, a same-finish match.
What color is Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638?
Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638 is a mid-tone muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #686B70).
What do I highlight and shade Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638 with?
Highlight Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/638 toward English Grey and shade it down into Raf Ocean Grey, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.