The Painters DeskAK Interactive paint equivalents
Every AK Interactive paint on The Painters Desk (549 in all). Pick one to see its closest matches in the other brands. Swatch colours are estimates.
About AK Interactive paints
AK Interactive is a Spanish hobby company best known in scale modelling. Its 3rd Generation acrylics come in Standard, Intense, Pastel, Metallic and Ink types, plus AFV, Figure and Air series. Quick Gen is its quick-shade range.
The Painters Desk lists 549 AK Interactive paints in 9 ranges (AK Quick Gen: 79, 3rd Gen Standard: 151, 3rd Gen Intense: 33, 3rd Gen Pastel: 12, 3rd Gen Metallic: 22, 3rd Gen Ink: 12, 3rd Gen AFV Series: 80, 3rd Gen Figure Series: 40, 3rd Gen Air Series: 120). By type that is 504 opaque base and layer paints, 27 metallics, 12 inks, glazes and transparents, 5 fluorescents and effects, 1 pearls.
How AK Interactive compares to Citadel
47%of 504 opaque paints have a Citadel match under ΔE 6
87%have one under ΔE 10
6.3median ΔE to the nearest Citadel paint
11paints with a chart-listed Citadel equivalent
ΔE is the colour difference between two swatches (CIE76): under about 6 looks close side by side, over about 15 is a loose substitute. These figures compare our estimated swatches, so treat them as a guide, not a guarantee.
Some of the closest pairs:
- Burnt Red (AK11097) ≈ Citadel Rhinox HideΔE 1, very close
- CARC Tan 686A (FS33446) (AK11349) ≈ Citadel Baneblade BrownΔE 2, very close
- Orc Flesh (AK17023) ≈ Citadel Warboss GreenΔE 3, very close
- Jade Green (AK17015) ≈ Citadel Green Morkshroom (T4)ΔE 1, very close
- Ice Blue (AK17024) ≈ Citadel Skink BlueΔE 2, very close
- Clear Blue (AK11214) ≈ Citadel Ultramar Blue (T2)ΔE 2, very close
Conversion charts
AK Quick Gen
- Space Magenta (AK17001)
- Pink Flesh (AK17002)
- Purple Flesh (AK17003)
- Lavender (AK17004)
- Necromancer Purple (AK17005)
- Demon Purple (AK17006)
- Dirty Yellow (AK17007)
- Bile Yellow (AK17008)
- Warm Orange (AK17009)
- Warm Yellow (AK17010)
- Space Yellow (AK17011)
- Solar Yellow (AK17012)
- Plague Yellow (AK17013)
- Light Yellow (AK17014)
- Jade Green (AK17015)
- Spectral Green (AK17016)
- Space Green (AK17017)
- Vivid Green (AK17018)
- Space Dark Green (AK17019)
- Leaf Green (AK17020)
- Forest Green (AK17021)
- Rotten Green (AK17022)
- Orc Flesh (AK17023)
- Ice Blue (AK17024)
- Night Blue (AK17025)
- Power Blue (AK17026)
- Ultramarine Blue (AK17027)
- Spectral Blue (AK17028)
- Turquoise Blue (AK17029)
- Turquoise Green (AK17030)
- Crimson Red (AK17031)
- Dwarf Flesh (AK17032)
- Orange (AK17033)
- Space Red (AK17034)
- Reddish Orange (AK17035)
- Vivid Flesh (AK17036)
- Infernal Red (AK17037)
- Night Blood (AK17038)
- Light Grey Shadow (AK17039)
- Grey Shadow (AK17040)
- Winter Grey (AK17041)
- Bluish Grey (AK17042)
- White Shadow (AK17043)
- Strong Grey (AK17044)
- Space Grey (AK17045)
- Dirty Grey (AK17046)
- Brown Black (AK17047)
- Dark Leather (AK17048)
- Black (AK17049)
- Soft Black (AK17050)
- Blue Black (AK17051)
- Night Black (AK17052)
- Leather (AK17053)
- Orange Brown (AK17054)
- Putrid White (AK17055)
- Reddish Flesh (AK17056)
- Human Flesh (AK17057)
- Bone Brown (AK17058)
- Camel Brown (AK17059)
- Light Leather (AK17060)
- Dark Flesh (AK17061)
- Wood (AK17062)
- Desert Yellow (AK17063)
- Vampire Flesh (AK17064)
- Gold (AK17065)
- Copper (AK17066)
- Dark Steel (AK17067)
- Old Gold (AK17068)
- Bronze (AK17069)
- Cold Steel (AK17070)
- German Grey (AK17071)
- Field Grey (AK17072)
- Dak Green (AK17073)
- Us Olive Uniform (AK17074)
- Ochre Green (AK17075)
- British Uniform (AK17076)
- Russian Uniform (AK17077)
- Russian Blue (AK17078)
- Desert Sand (AK17079)
3rd Gen Standard
- Offwhite (AK11002)
- White Grey (AK11003)
- Ivory (AK11004)
- Greenish White (AK11005)
- Silver Grey (AK11006)
- Rock Grey (AK11007)
- Grimy Grey (AK11008)
- Warm Grey (AK11009)
- Medium Grey (AK11010)
- Blue-Grey (AK11011)
- Sky Grey (AK11012)
- Pale Grey (AK11013)
- Medium Sea Grey (AK11014)
- Dark Sea Grey (AK11015)
- Grey-Green (AK11016)
- Reddish Grey (AK11017)
- Neutral Grey (AK11018)
- Graphite (AK11019)
- English Grey (AK11020)
- Basalt Grey (AK11021)
- Dark Grey (AK11022)
- Lead Grey (AK11023)
- Ash Grey (AK11024)
- German Grey (AK11025)
- Tenebrous Grey (AK11026)
- Rubber Black (AK11027)
- Smoke Black (AK11028)
- Black (AK11029)
- Beige (AK11030)
- Buff (AK11031)
- Pale Sand (AK11032)
- Dark Sand (AK11033)
- Medium Sand (AK11034)
- Sand Yellow (AK11035)
- Ice Yellow (AK11036)
- Pale Yellow (AK11038)
- Purulent Yellow (AK11039)
- Sahara Yellow (AK11040)
- Golden Yellow (AK11041)
- Volcanic Yellow (AK11042)
- Dirty Yellow (AK11043)
- Yellow (AK11044)
- Radiant Yellow (AK11046)
- Lemon Yellow (AK11047)
- Laser Yellow (AK11048)
- Fluorescent Yellow (AK11049)
- Light Flesh (AK11050)
- Luminous Flesh (AK11051)
- Basic Skin Tone (AK11052)
- Radiant Flesh (AK11053)
- Medium Flesh Tone (AK11054)
- Sunny Skin Tone (AK11055)
- Dark Flesh (AK11056)
- Vampiric Flesh (AK11057)
- Decomposed Flesh (AK11058)
- Sickly Pink (AK11060)
- Salmon (AK11061)
- Old Rose (AK11062)
- Brown Rose (AK11063)
- Beige Red (AK11064)
- Fluorescent Orange (AK11081)
- Luminous Orange (AK11082)
- Dead Red (AK11083)
- Ruby (AK11084)
- Cadmium Red (AK11085)
- Amaranth Red (AK11086)
- Scarlet Red (AK11087)
- Deep Red (AK11088)
- Blood Red (AK11089)
- Vermillion (AK11090)
- Carmine (AK11091)
- Matt Red (AK11092)
- Brick Red (AK11093)
- Bordeaux Red (AK11094)
- Dirty Red (AK11095)
- Wine Red (AK11096)
- Burnt Red (AK11097)
- Black Red (AK11098)
- Ocher Orange (AK11099)
- Light Brown (AK11100)
- Orange Brown (AK11101)
- Tan Earth (AK11121)
- Green Ochre (AK11122)
- Japanese Brown (AK11123)
- Middle Stone (AK11124)
- Grey-Brown (AK11125)
- Green-Brown (AK11126)
- British Khaki (AK11127)
- Luminous Green (AK11128)
- Fluorescent Green (AK11129)
- Pistachio (AK11130)
- Green-Grey (AK11132)
- Dark Green-Grey (AK11133)
- Green Sky (AK11134)
- Faded Green (AK11135)
- Frog Green (AK11136)
- Lime Green (AK11137)
- Interior Yellow Green (AK11138)
- Golden Olive (AK11139)
- Mint Green (AK11143)
- Emerald (AK11144)
- Lizard Green (AK11145)
- Dark Green (AK11146)
- Olive Green (AK11147)
- Medium Olive Green (AK11148)
- Intermediate Green (AK11149)
- Gunship Green (AK11150)
- Brownish Green (AK11151)
- Alga Green (AK11152)
- Extra Dark Green (AK11153)
- German Field Grey (AK11154)
- Command Green (AK11155)
- Camouflage Green (AK11156)
- US Dark Green (AK11157)
- Reflective Green (AK11158)
- Russian Green (AK11159)
- Black Green (AK11160)
- Pale Blue (AK11161)
- Spectrum Blue (AK11162)
- Intermediate Blue (AK11163)
- Dark Blue-Grey (AK11164)
- Grey-Blue (AK11165)
- French Blue (AK11166)
- Anthracite Grey (AK11167)
- Blue-Green (AK11169)
- Aquatic Turquoise (AK11170)
- Turquoise (AK11171)
- Archaic Turquoise (AK11172)
- Ocean Blue (AK11173)
- Snow Blue (AK11174)
- Sky Blue (AK11175)
- Deep Sky Blue (AK11176)
- Ducat Blue (AK11177)
- Fluorescent Blue (AK11178)
- Ultramarine (AK11179)
- Imperial Blue (AK11180)
- Dark Blue (AK11181)
- Amethyst Blue (AK11183)
- Medium Blue (AK11184)
- Star Blue (AK11185)
- Light Prussian Blue (AK11186)
- Strong Dark Blue (AK11187)
- Oxford (AK11188)
- Dark Prussian Blue (AK11189)
- Dark Sea Blue (AK11190)
- Clear Red (AK11213)
- Clear Blue (AK11214)
- Clear Smoke (AK11215)
- Clear Green (AK11216)
- Clear Yellow (AK11217)
- Clear Orange (AK11218)
3rd Gen Intense
- White (AK11001)
- Deep Yellow (AK11045)
- Intense Pink (AK11065)
- Laser Magenta (AK11066)
- Magenta (AK11067)
- Fluorescent Magenta (AK11068)
- Light Orange (AK11077)
- Medium Orange (AK11078)
- Burn Orange (AK11079)
- Deep Orange (AK11080)
- Deep Brown (AK11102)
- Medium Rust (AK11103)
- Saddle Brown (AK11104)
- Light Rust (AK11105)
- Mahogany Brown (AK11106)
- Dark Rust (AK11107)
- Hull Red (AK11108)
- Dark Brown (AK11109)
- Leather Brown (AK11110)
- Burnt Umber (AK11111)
- Grim Brown (AK11112)
- Chocolate (Chipping) (AK11113)
- Deck Tan (AK11114)
- Light Earth (AK11115)
- Tan Yellow (AK11116)
- Golden Brown (AK11117)
- Ochre (AK11118)
- Cork (AK11119)
- Mud Brown (AK11120)
- Grass Green (AK11140)
- Light Green (AK11141)
- Deep Green (AK11142)
- Deep Blue (AK11182)
3rd Gen Pastel
3rd Gen Metallic
- Gold (AK11191)
- Old Gold (AK11192)
- Rusty Gold (AK11193)
- Brass (AK11194)
- Rusty Brass (AK11195)
- Bronze (AK11196)
- Copper (AK11197)
- Burnt Tin (AK11198)
- Metallic Blue (AK11199)
- Astral Beryllium (AK11200)
- Cobalt Blue (AK11201)
- Anodized Violet (AK11202)
- Foundry Red (AK11203)
- Emerald Metallic Green (AK11204)
- Metallic Green (AK11205)
- Pearl (AK11206)
- Aluminium (AK11207)
- Dark Aluminium (AK11208)
- Silver (AK11209)
- Natural Steel (AK11210)
- Oily Steel (AK11211)
- Gun Metal (AK11212)
3rd Gen Ink
3rd Gen AFV Series
- WWI British Khaki Brown Base (AK11301)
- WWI French Milky Coffee (AK11302)
- WWI French Artillery Grey (AK11303)
- WWI French Brown (AK11304)
- WWI French Green 1 (AK11305)
- WWI French Green 2 (AK11306)
- RAL 7009 Hellgrau (AK11307)
- RAL 6007 Grün (AK11308)
- RAL 6003 Olivgrün opt.1 (AK11309)
- RAL 6003 Olivgrün opt.2 (AK11310)
- RAL 6011 Resedagrün (AK11311)
- RAL 6011B Resedagrün (AK11312)
- RAL 7008 Graugrün (AK11313)
- RAL 7008 Graugrün Opt 2 (AK11314)
- RAL 7017 Dunkelbraun (AK11315)
- RAL 7021 Dunkelgrau (AK11316)
- RAL 7027 Grau (AK11317)
- RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) (AK11318)
- RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 (AK11319)
- RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) (AK11320)
- RAL 6040 F9 Helloliv (AK11323)
- RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige (AK11325)
- RAL 8031 F9 Sandbraun (AK11326)
- RAL 8000 Gelbbraun (AK11327)
- RAL 8012 Rotbraun (AK11328)
- RAL 8013 Rotbraun (AK11329)
- RAL 8017 Rotbraun (AK11330)
- RAL 8020 Braun (AK11331)
- Cremeweiss (AK11333)
- Olive Drab Base (AK11334)
- Nº1 Light Green (FS34151) (AK11335)
- Nº5 Earth Brown (FS30099) (AK11336)
- Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)
- Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)
- Nº9 Olive Drab (FS33070) (AK11339)
- Nº13 Desert Sand (FS30279) (AK11340)
- Ocean Gray (FS35164) (AK11341)
- Dark Green (FS34102) (AK11342)
- MERDC Sand (FS30277) (AK11343)
- Field Drab (FS30118) (AK11344)
- APC Interior Light Green (FS24533) (AK11345)
- Forest Green (FS34079) (AK11346)
- Australian Camouflage Brown (AK11347)
- Australian Camouflage Green (AK11348)
- CARC Tan 686A (FS33446) (AK11349)
- Modern Spanish Green (AK11350)
- Wood Base (AK11351)
- IDF Modern Grey (AK11352)
- IDF Sand Grey 1970s-1980s (AK11353)
- IDF Early Sand Yellow (AK11354)
- IDF Green (AK11355)
- SLA Blue (AK11356)
- LAF Green (AK11357)
- NATO Green (AK11358)
- NATO Brown (AK11359)
- NATO Black (AK11360)
- New Iraqi Army Sand (AK11361)
- British Sand Yellow (AK11362)
- French Army Desert Sand (AK11363)
- French Army Green (AK11364)
- French Army Grey-Blue (AK11365)
- Mustard Yellow (AK11366)
- Base Green (Protective) (AK11367)
- Russian Green 4BO (AK11368)
- Russian Dark Brown 6K (AK11369)
- Russian Sand 7K (AK11370)
- Protective Green 1920s-1930s (AK11371)
- Washable White Paint (AK11372)
- Khaki green No.3 (AK11373)
- Silver Grey No.28 (AK11374)
- Slate No.34 (AK11375)
- Light Stone No.61 (AK11377)
- Portland Stone No.64 (AK11378)
- British Dark Olive Green PFI (AK11381)
- British Desert Pink ZI (AK11382)
- British Light Mud (AK11383)
- S.C.C. No.1A Very Dark Brown (AK11384)
- S.C.C. No.2 Brown (AK11385)
- S.C.C. No.15 Olive Drab (AK11386)
- 3B AU/ZB AU (AK11387)
3rd Gen Figure Series
- Base Flesh (AK11401)
- Light Flesh (AK11402)
- Highlight Flesh (AK11403)
- Shadow Flesh (AK11404)
- Dark Shadow Flesh (AK11405)
- Reddish Black (AK11406)
- Black Uniform Base (AK11407)
- Dot44 Brown Base (AK11408)
- Orange Tan (AK11409)
- Dark Green (AK11410)
- Light Green (AK11411)
- Medium Green (AK11412)
- Denison Tan Base (AK11413)
- Splittermuster Base (AK11414)
- Splittermuster Green Spots (AK11415)
- Waffen Brown Grey (AK11416)
- Waffen Brown (AK11417)
- Brown Black (AK11418)
- Waffen Red Brown (AK11419)
- Waffen Green (AK11420)
- Dark Olive Green (AK11421)
- Ocher Khaki (AK11422)
- Field Grey Base #2 (Grey Uniform) (AK11423)
- Grey Green (AK11424)
- Field Grey Base #1 (Green uniform) (AK11425)
- Grey Blue (AK11426)
- Green Uniform Base (AK11427)
- Light Green Uniform (AK11428)
- Russian Uniform Lights (AK11429)
- Russian Uniform Base (AK11430)
- Russian Blue Lights (AK11431)
- Russian Blue Base (AK11432)
- US Olive Base Uniform (AK11433)
- Red Brown (AK11434)
- Field Drab (AK11435)
- Canvas Tone (AK11436)
- British Uniform Base (AK11437)
- British Uniform Lights (AK11438)
- French Greyish Blue (AK11439)
- Desert Uniform Base (AK11440)
3rd Gen Air Series
- WWI German Fokker Grey (AK11801)
- WWI German Light Green (AK11802)
- WWI German Dark Green (AK11803)
- WWI German Mauve (AK11804)
- WWI German Red Brown (AK11805)
- WWI German Light Blue (AK11806)
- WWI German Lilac (AK11807)
- WWI German Grey-Green Primer (AK11808)
- PC10 Late (AK11809)
- PC12 (AK11810)
- RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1938) (AK11811)
- RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) (AK11812)
- RLM 04 (AK11813)
- RLM 61 (AK11814)
- RLM 62 (AK11815)
- RLM 63 (AK11816)
- RLM 65 (1938) (AK11817)
- RLM 65 (1941) (AK11818)
- RLM 66 (1938) (AK11819)
- RLM 66 (1941) (AK11820)
- RLM 70 (AK11821)
- RLM 71 (AK11822)
- RLM 72 (AK11823)
- RLM 73 (AK11824)
- RLM 74 (AK11825)
- RLM 75 (AK11826)
- RLM 76 Version 1 (AK11827)
- RLM 76 Version 2 (AK11828)
- RLM 76 Late War Variation (AK11829)
- RLM 78 (1941) (AK11830)
- RLM 78 (1942) (AK11831)
- RLM 79 (1941) (AK11832)
- RLM 79 (1942) (AK11833)
- RLM 80 (AK11834)
- RLM 81 Version 1 (AK11835)
- RLM 81 Version 2 (AK11836)
- RLM 81 Version 3 (AK11837)
- RLM 82 (AK11838)
- RLM 83 (AK11839)
- RAF Dark Green (AK11840)
- RAF Dark Earth (AK11841)
- RAF Ocean Grey (AK11842)
- RAF Medium Sea Grey BS381C/637 (AK11843)
- RAF Sky / FS 34424 (AK11844)
- RAF Azure Blue (AK11845)
- RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)
- RAF Cockpit Grey-Green (AK11847)
- RAF Sky Grey (AK11848)
- RAF Dark Slate Grey (AK11849)
- RAF Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381C/640 (AK11850)
- RAF Dark Sea Grey BS381C/638 (AK11851)
- RAF PRU Blue BS381C/636 (AK11852)
- RAF Light Aircraft Grey BS381C/627 (AK11853)
- RAF Camouflage (Barley) Grey BS381C/626 (AK11854)
- RAF Dark Camouflage Grey BS381C/629 (AK11855)
- RAF Camouflage Beige (Hemp) BS381C/389 (AK11856)
- Bronze Green (AK11857)
- Zinc Chromate Yellow (AK11858)
- US Interior Yellow Green (AK11859)
- Dark Olive Drab 41 (AK11860)
- Medium Green 42 (AK11861)
- Neutral Grey 43 (AK11862)
- ANA 613 Olive Drab (AK11863)
- Deep Sea Blue (AK11864)
- M-485 Blue-Grey (AK11865)
- Light Gull Grey FS 16440 (AK11866)
- ADC Grey FS 16473 (AK11867)
- Insignia White FS 17875 (AK11868)
- Sand FS 33531 (AK11869)
- Radome Tan FS 33613 (AK11870)
- USMC Sand FS 33711 (AK11871)
- US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 (AK11872)
- Dull Dark Green FS 34092 (AK11873)
- USMC Green FS 34095 (AK11874)
- Field Green FS 34097 (AK11875)
- Green FS 34258 (AK11876)
- Aggressor Blue FS 35109 (AK11877)
- Blue FS 35190 (AK11878)
- Air Superiority Blue FS 35450 (AK11879)
- Duck Egg Blue FS 35622 (AK11880)
- Medium Gunship Grey FS 36118 (AK11881)
- Have Glass Grey FS 36170 (AK11882)
- F-15 Dark Grey (Mod Eagle) FS 36176 (AK11883)
- Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 (AK11884)
- Aggressor Grey FS 36251 (AK11885)
- Medium Grey FS 36270 (AK11886)
- Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 (AK11887)
- Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 (AK11888)
- Light Grey FS 36495 (AK11889)
- Camouflage Grey FS 36622 (AK11890)
- IJN J3 Hai-iro (Grey) (AK11891)
- IJN J3 SP (Amber Grey) (AK11892)
- IJN D1 Deep Green Black (AK11893)
- IJN D2 Green Black (AK11894)
- IJN Q1 Anti-Glare Blue-Black (AK11895)
- IJN M3 (M) Mitsubishi Interior Green (AK11896)
- IJN M3 (N) Nakajima Interior Green (AK11897)
- IJN/IJA Aotake (AK11898)
- IJA #1 Hairyokushoku (Grey-Green) (AK11899)
- IJA #3 Hairanshoku (Grey Indigo) (AK11900)
- IJA #7 Ohryuko Nana Go Shoku (Olive Brown) (AK11901)
- IJA #21 Midori iro (Green) (AK11902)
- IJA #27 Ao Midori iro (Blue- Green) (AK11903)
- IJA #29 Ki Midori iro (Yel- low-Green) (AK11904)
- IJA #30 Karekusa iro (Dry Grass) (AK11905)
- IJA #31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Colour) (AK11906)
- Grey-Blue 1920s-1930s (AK11907)
- AE-9/AII Light Grey (AK11908)
- AII Green (AK11909)
- AII Light Blue (AK11910)
- A-14 Interior Steel Grey (AK11911)
- A-18f Light Grey-Blue (AK11912)
- A-19f Grass Green (AK11913)
- A-21m Light Yellowish Brown (AK11914)
- AMT-4 (A-24m) Green (AK11915)
- AMT-7 Light Blue (AK11916)
- AMT-11 Blue-Grey (AK11917)
- AMT-12 Dark Grey (AK11918)
- Radome & Wheel Hub Green (AK11919)
- MiG-25/MiG-31 Grey (AK11920)