Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627
Air · #B0B1AB
No shortage of substitutes here, Retribution White from P3 Paints matches at 93 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627 sits in the grey family: light in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. For modelling, drop to Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 in the recesses and step up to Sand Fs 33531 on the edges, both AK Interactive paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627 equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627 outright, but 2 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest P3 Paints equivalent: P3 Paints Retribution White, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.5).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Camouflage Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- From Tamiya: Tamiya IJN Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Green Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Bright Neutral Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Great Hall Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.0).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.5 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
P3 Paints
Humbrol
Tamiya
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
The Army Painter
Citadel
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Revell
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 Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627?
The closest same-finish match is P3 Paints Retribution White at 93% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Green Grey at 86%, a same-finish match.
What color is Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627?
Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627 is a light muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #B0B1AB).
What do I highlight and shade Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627 with?
Highlight Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381C/627 toward Sand Fs 33531 and shade it down into Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.