No shortage of substitutes here, Dark grey/Dunkelgrau (RAL 7012) from Revell matches at 94 percent and 5 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Dark Sea Grey sits in the grey family: mid-tone in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with NATO Green underneath and JN Grey on the highlights, all in the Tamiya line. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Dark Sea Grey equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Revell equivalent: Revell Dark grey/Dunkelgrau (RAL 7012), close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.2).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Freight Stock Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Dungeon Stone Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.2).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Neutral Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.3).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Slate Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.6).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.2 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Revell
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Raf Ocean Grey
Neutral Grey
Intermediate Blue
Basalt Grey
Rlm 74
Dull Dark Green Fs 34092
Ija #3 Hairanshoku (Grey Indigo)
French Army Green
Dark Blue-Grey
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
Citadel
Scale75
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Dark Sea Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Revell Dark grey/Dunkelgrau (RAL 7012) at 94% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Dark Sea Grey?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Neutral Grey at 83%, a same-finish match.
What color is Dark Sea Grey?
Dark Sea Grey is a mid-tone muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #5A6060).
What do I highlight and shade Dark Sea Grey with?
Highlight Dark Sea Grey toward JN Grey and shade it down into NATO Green, both Tamiya paints in the same finish family.