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Greenish Grey (RAL 7009)

Revell

Base · #48604F

Opaque acrylicRevell Email Color

Color-wise this is a muted, dark green leaning cool. It builds a smooth gradient with Dust Grey (RAL 7012) underneath and Earth brown/Erdfarbe (RAL 7006) on the highlights, all in the Revell line. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; AK Interactive Rlm 82 is the nearest same-finish option at 81 percent, with 1 brand in strong-match range. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.

Cross-brand results

Greenish Grey (RAL 7009) equivalents and near misses

Fair warning: nothing matches Revell Greenish Grey (RAL 7009) cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.

Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Rlm 82, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.7).

From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Emerald Green, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).

Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Uniform Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.2).

Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Medieval Forest, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.4).

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 3.7 rather than an obvious shift.

How to read the score

90+Close

80sUsable

<70Mix

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About this color

Color profile

Familygreen
Lightnessdark
Saturationmuted
Undertonecool

Highlight and shade ladder

Pairs well with

Try any paint in the scheme tool

Match difficulty

Distinctive
Closest cross-brand match

Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.

Where painters use it

cloth, scales and foliage
Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the closest equivalent to Revell Greenish Grey (RAL 7009)?

The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Rlm 82 at 81% color similarity.

What color is Greenish Grey (RAL 7009)?

Greenish Grey (RAL 7009) is a dark muted green with a cool undertone (hex #48604F).

What do I highlight and shade Greenish Grey (RAL 7009) with?

Highlight Greenish Grey (RAL 7009) toward Earth brown/Erdfarbe (RAL 7006) and shade it down into Dust Grey (RAL 7012), both Revell paints in the same finish family.

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