Wwi French Artillery Grey
Base · #545D6C
Color-wise this is a muted, dark blue leaning cool. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Rlm 82 for the shadows and Ral 7009 Hellgrau for the highlights. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Tamiya Field Blue is the nearest same-finish option at 85 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.
Wwi French Artillery Grey equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches AK Interactive Wwi French Artillery Grey cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest Tamiya equivalent: Tamiya Field Blue, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9).
Revell's closest color: Revell Gunship Grey USAF/Geschützgrau USAF, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.9).
Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Dark Sea Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.6).
Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Cold Corpse Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
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 2.9 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Tamiya
Revell
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Green Stuff World
Citadel
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
P3 Paints
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Wwi French Artillery Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Tamiya Field Blue at 85% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Wwi French Artillery Grey?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Deep Grey at 75%, a same-finish match.
What color is Wwi French Artillery Grey?
Wwi French Artillery Grey is a dark muted blue with a cool undertone (hex #545D6C).
What do I highlight and shade Wwi French Artillery Grey with?
Highlight Wwi French Artillery Grey toward Ral 7009 Hellgrau and shade it down into Rlm 82, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.