Paint Equivalents

RLM 81

Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0206

#47512C · L*32.7 a*-10.9 b*20.4

The closest match to Mig RLM 81 in every other range, nearest first.

Mig RLM 81 is a dark, moderately saturated yellow. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Uniform Green at ΔE 1.0. 15 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

What is the closest equivalent to Mig RLM 81?

Vallejo Uniform Green is the closest equivalent to Mig RLM 81 in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive RAL 6011b Resedagrün (ΔE 1.7) and Mr. Paint Olive Green Čsn 5220 (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig RLM 81?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Uniform Green, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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RLM 81 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Uniform Green Model Color 70.922 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Fern Green Model Color 70.833 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mig → Vallejo conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A RAL 6011b Resedagrün AFV AK716 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Olive Green / M-43 Uniform Green Olive -43- Figures AK3071 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Mig → AK Interactive conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Olive Green Čsn 5220 Mr Paint MRP-160 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Soviet Protective Green KHV-518 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A038 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Mig → Mr. Paint conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B RLM80 Olive Green A Aqueous Hobby Color H420 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Khaki Acrysion N81 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Mig → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Olive Green Acrylic Premium Paints A608 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. E Light Sap Green Acrylic Premium Paints A603 ΔE 11.1 · far

Full Mig → Arteza conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Muddy Green Brushscape Range 406 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Russian Green World War II Range 530 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Mig → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Military Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9176 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Aged Pewter Master Series Paints Core Colors 9196 ΔE 8.8 · similar

Full Mig → Reaper conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Dark Emerald Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Gremlin Green Warpaints Air ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Mig → The Army Painter conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Merm Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. B Ss Camo Medium Green Warfront Range ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Mig → Scale75 conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Humbrol

  1. C Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt S155 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt 155 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Mig → Humbrol conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C 4bo Green TC-0146 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C FS 34094 TC-0054 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mig → Tom Color conversion chart

RLM 81 equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Dunkelgrün RLM 71 MMP-087 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 MMP-028 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Mig → Mission Models conversion chart

RLM 81 in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #555B39 Soviet Equipment Green Paint System ΔE 4.2
Citadel #48563C Knarloc Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.5
Revell #4A563E Bronze Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.9
Apple Barrel #414932 English Ivy Green Colors ΔE 5.1
Tamiya #47573E Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.2
FolkArt #414D37 Old Ivy Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.3
Green Stuff World #3B4312 Gangrene Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.9
Golden #365033 Chromium Oxide Green Dark OPEN Acrylics ΔE 6.4
Italeri #575C44 Olive Drab Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.5
Creature #2C4D22 Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.1
Monument #365337 Camo Green Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.2
Warcolours #3F4900 Olive 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.0
Acrilex #406434 Verde Musgo Paints ΔE 8.7
P3 #313A25 Cryx Bane Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.8
Duncan #3C5C43 Merald Green Wave 1 ΔE 8.9
Liquitex #2B3211 Sap Green Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.0
Kimera Kolors #506C48 Oxide Green Expansion Set 1 ΔE 10.2
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 19.4

Nearest colours inside Mig

  1. A Dark Green (bs 241) Acrylics ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Russian Dark Base Acrylics ΔE 2.3 · very close
  3. B RAL 6003 Olivgrün Opt.2 Acrylics ΔE 2.7 · very close
  4. B 4bo Russian Green Acrylics ΔE 3.5 · very close
  5. C Xb-518 Zashchitniy Zeleno (russian Postwar Green) Acrylics ΔE 4.1 · close
  6. C RAL 6011 B Resedagrün Acrylics ΔE 4.2 · close

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