In the pot, Slate Grey reads as a neutral grey, mid-tone and muted. For modelling, drop to Track Colour in the recesses and step up to Intermediate Blue on the edges, both Humbrol paints. Slate Grey is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey, reaches 88 percent, and 1 other brand carries a strong same-finish alternative. Expect a close but not identical result from a swap, so check it on the model before committing a whole unit.
Slate Grey equivalents, brand by brand
1 of the 9 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Humbrol Slate Grey, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.4).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Shadow Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Dark Sea Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Bright Green Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.5).
- Best Revell option: Revell Dark grey/Dunkelgrau (RAL 7012), a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.6).
- From Citadel: Citadel Dawnstone, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.9).
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 2.4 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
Citadel
Vallejo
The Army Painter
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Slate Grey?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey at 88% color similarity.
What color is Slate Grey?
Slate Grey is a mid-tone muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #5A6969).
What do I highlight and shade Slate Grey with?
Highlight Slate Grey toward Intermediate Blue and shade it down into Track Colour, both Humbrol paints in the same finish family.