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Standard RLM Number 72 Name Green Swatch #3a3d3a (estimate, from Vallejo Green RLM72) 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 72 Vallejo and AK Interactive name these paints for RLM 72.
Nearest colours in other brands Brands that don't label a paint RLM 72: the nearest swatch to Vallejo Green RLM72. These are colour matches from our estimates, not the maker's own pairing.
Citadel Eshin Grey Colour: Layer · ΔE 7, close Army Painter Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P) Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close Pro Acryl Dark Neutral Grey (044) Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 4, very close Two Thin Coats Doom Death Black Triads: shadows · ΔE 3, very close Reaper Grey Liner (09065) Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close Formula P3 Gravedigger Denim (93129) Formula P3 · ΔE 9, close Kimera Kolors Viridian Grim (Signature) Signature Series · ΔE 6, close Golden N2 Neutral Gray Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 3, very close Nocturna Models Slate Grey (NA10) N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close Bear Cavalry Ultimate Cup of Coffee Bear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 7, close Scale75 Titanium Grey (Artist) Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 4, very close Tamiya Green (USAF) (AS-13) AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 11, fair Mr. Hobby Dark Green BS641 (C-361) Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close AMMO by Mig Matt Earth FS-34088 (AMMO.F-507) Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close Green Stuff World Ranger Green (3234) Acrylic Colors · ΔE 5, very 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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