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Standard RLM Number 65 Name 1938 Swatch #7d9b95 (estimate, from Vallejo Light Blue RLM65) RLM numbers are the German Air Ministry colours used on Luftwaffe aircraft. 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 RLM 65 Vallejo and AK Interactive and AMMO by Mig and Mr. Hobby name these paints for RLM 65.
Nearest colours in other brands Brands that don't label a paint RLM 65: the nearest swatch to Vallejo Light Blue RLM65. These are colour matches from our estimates, not the maker's own pairing.
Citadel Administratum Grey Colour: Layer · ΔE 10, close Army Painter Light Feldgrau (WP4045P) Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close Pro Acryl Grey Green (AMP-022) Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair Two Thin Coats Frost Blue Triads: highlights · ΔE 8, close Reaper Pale Lichen (09084) Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close Formula P3 Ironhull Grey (93044) Formula P3 · ΔE 11, fair Kimera Kolors Soft Green (Signature) Signature Series · ΔE 10, fair Golden N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close Nocturna Models Granite Stone (NA14) N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose Bear Cavalry Freezing Moon Bear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 9, close Scale75 Graphite (SC03) Scalecolor · ΔE 12, fair Tamiya Light Gray (IJA) (AS-18) AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close Green Stuff World Grey Teal (3228) Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, 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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