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Standard FS Number 16473 Name ADC Grey Swatch #9faaa6 (estimate, from AK Interactive ADC Grey FS 16473) FS (Federal Standard 595) numbers are the US colour standard used on American aircraft and vehicles. Paint makers each mix their own version of a standard colour, and faded or weathered vehicles vary a lot, so expect some difference between brands.
Paints labelled FS 16473 AK Interactive names these paints for FS 16473.
Nearest colours in other brands Brands that don't label a paint FS 16473: the nearest swatch to AK Interactive ADC Grey FS 16473. These are colour matches from our estimates, not the maker's own pairing.
Citadel Longbeard Grey Colour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close Vallejo Light Gull Gray (71.121) Model Air · ΔE 3, very close Army Painter Shark White Warpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close Pro Acryl Cool Grey (AMP-002) Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, very close Two Thin Coats Carcharodon Grey Triads: midtones · ΔE 8, close Reaper Misty Grey (09090) Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close Formula P3 Ironhull Grey (93044) Formula P3 · ΔE 11, fair Kimera Kolors Soft Green (Signature) Signature Series · ΔE 15, loose Golden N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close Nocturna Models Granite Stone (NA14) N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close Bear Cavalry Glass Moon Light Bear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 2, very close Scale75 Hellbound Flesh (SFG16) Fantasy & Games · ΔE 7, close Tamiya Light Gray (IJA) (AS-18) AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 3, very close Mr. Hobby Gray FS26440 (C-325) Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close AMMO by Mig Moon Grey (IONIC-0164) IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close Green Stuff World Moonstone Grey (1837) Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, close All RAL, RLM and FS colours
© 2026 AK Tabletop Studio. Swatch colours are estimates and will differ from the real paints; cross-brand matches are close, never exact.
Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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