This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Ashen Grey at 89 percent. Rlm 66 (1941) is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Grey-Brown underneath and Ana 613 Olive Drab on the highlights, all in the AK Interactive line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Rlm 66 (1941) equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Rlm 66 (1941) outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Ashen Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.1).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Violet Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 4.0).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Matt Olive Drab, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.0).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Slate Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.2).
- From Monument Pro Acryl: Monument Pro Acryl Cool Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.9).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Dark Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.0).
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 2.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
Humbrol
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
Tamiya
Scale75
Revell
P3 Paints
Citadel
The Army Painter
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What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Rlm 66 (1941)?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Ashen Grey at 89% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Rlm 66 (1941)?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Violet Grey at 80%, a same-finish match.
What color is Rlm 66 (1941)?
Rlm 66 (1941) is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #51524C).
What do I highlight and shade Rlm 66 (1941) with?
Highlight Rlm 66 (1941) toward Ana 613 Olive Drab and shade it down into Grey-Brown, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.