Paint Equivalents

Apple Barrel to Humbrol paint conversion chart

Every Apple Barrel paint with its closest Humbrol equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 213 rows, sorted by name.

73 of the 213 Apple Barrel colours below have an equivalent in Humbrol within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 7 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 6.7. The 140 gaps are not spread evenly: 25 of them are pink-reds, so that is the corner of the Apple Barrel range Humbrol does not answer.

Apple BarrelHumbrolΔE
Acapulco Middle Blue 16.0
Admiral Blue Gloss Purple 5.8
Antique Parchment Oak 6.1
Antique White Desert Tan 3.5
Apricot Orange 5.0
Aqua Sky Silver 4.3
Aquamarine Chrome Silver 1.9
Arbor Green Brunswick Green 4.6
Atlantis Mediterranean Blue 9.7
Award Blue French Blue 8.2
Bahama Blue Mediterranean Blue 14.4
Banana Gold 3.1
Barn Red German Camouflage Red 9.5
Beachcomber Beige Desert Tan 4.7
Beige Khaki Drill 2.5
Berry Red Crimson 6.3
Bimini Blue Middle Blue 9.5
Black Black 0.2
Black Black 1.7
Black Black Matt 8.8
Blue Bonnet WWI Blue 3.9
Blue Charm French Blue 5.9
Blue Cotton US Ghost Grey 8.4
Blue Kazoo US Ghost Grey 8.6
Blueberry Frost WWI Blue 5.0
Bright Blue Pastel Blue 6.7
Bright Green Duck Egg Blue 8.2
Bright Magenta Magenta 16.7
Bright Red Crimson 6.8
Bright Yellow Gold 5.9
Brown Oxide Dark Earth 6.9
Burnt Umber White Matt 7.4
Cameo Pink Pink 10.1
Camouflage Black Matt 3.1
Canary Yellow Yellow 4.8
Candy Apple Crimson 3.7
Candy Pink Magenta 12.8
Cardinal Crimson Crimson 3.8
Caribbean US Ghost Grey 16.0
Caterpillar US Light Green 5.0
Chestnut Khaki Drill 8.7
China Blue US Ghost Grey 2.9
Chocolate Bar Black Satin 7.7
Chocolate Sprinkle Dark Grey 8.9
Christmas Green Brunswick Green 4.7
Classic Caramel US Tan 5.8
Cloudless US Ghost Grey 8.9
Cobalt Hue Blue 3.0
Cobalt Hue French Blue 8.5
Coffee Bean Service Brown 7.9
Concord Grape Blue 4.0
Cool Blue Middle Blue 8.4
Country Grey Chrome Silver 2.7
Cranberry Crimson 9.9
Crisp Green Bright Green 10.5
Crushed Curry Khaki 8.2
Dandelion Yellow Gold 2.3
Dark Granite Dark Grey 5.6
Dark Gray Sea Grey 5.7
Deep Navy Midnight Blue 4.8
Deep Purple Midnight Blue 1.9
Denim Blue Dark Grey 6.9
Diva Pink Magenta 6.3
Dolphin Grey Desert Tan 9.3
Electric Blue Mediterranean Blue 7.0
Elephant Gray Aluminium 3.3
English Ivy Green Olive Drab 6.5
English Navy Black Matt 7.0
Flag Red Crimson 6.3
Flamenco Red Crimson 14.2
Flamingo Coral White Gloss 9.4
Fruit Punch Insignia Red 10.3
Fuchsia Magenta 10.8
Golden Sunset Khaki 4.6
Golden Yellow Insignia Yellow 3.1
Golden Yellow Gold 4.1
Granite Gray Grey 9.3
Grape Freeze Gloss Purple 14.0
Grape Jam Magenta 7.2
Green Clover Dark Green 3.5
Green Machine Dark Green 3.6
Harvest Orange Leather 4.3
Holly Branch Brunswick Green 4.5
Honeysuckle Pink Insignia Red 8.9
Hot Ember Crimson 3.6
Hot Rod Red Crimson 6.8
Hunter Green Primer 2.6
Ivory Desert Tan 4.4
Jack-O-Lantern Tan 2.7
Jet Black Black 1.7
Kelly Green Dark Green 7.0
Key West Lime Green 16.2
Khaki Desert Tan 2.8
King’s Gold Gold 4.1
Kiwi Lime 7.6
Laguna Dark Green 15.0
Lavender Dark Camouflage Grey Satin 11.0
Lavender Sachet Dark Camouflage Grey Satin 12.7
Leaf Green Lime Green 9.3
Lemon Trainer Yellow 3.9
Lemon Chiffon Desert Tan 8.7
Light Blue US Ghost Grey 7.7
Light Leaf Green Desert Tan 11.4
Light Pink German Camouflage Red 13.7
Light Pink Light Grey 8.9
Light Yellow Gold 9.0
Light Yellow Yellow 5.6
Lilac Dust Extra Dark Sea Grey 7.1
Lilac Mist RAF Blue 9.0
Lime Sherbert Lime 6.4
Lime Tree Lime 7.5
Limeade Lime 8.7
Lite Mocha Desert Tan 7.8
Mango Antique Bronze 4.6
Marsh Green Brunswick Green 5.6
Meadow Green Brunswick Green 5.9
Melted Chocolate Black Satin 6.1
Milk Chocolate Service Brown 6.1
Mint Crush US Ghost Grey 20.2
Misty White Extra Dark Sea Grey 2.8
Moody Blue WWI Blue 12.4
Mossy Green Gun Metal 6.1
Mountain Blue Silver 2.2
Mountain Forest Dark Green 9.2
Nectarine Brass 7.3
Neon Blue French Blue 7.2
Neon Green Bright Green 4.7
Neon Orange Brass 5.4
Neon Pink Magenta 9.4
Neon Purple Gloss Purple 12.6
Neon Red Magenta 12.7
Neon Yellow Cream 8.2
New Shamrock Emerald Green 7.0
Nutmeg Brown Service Brown 4.6
Orange Signal Red 3.8
Outrageous Orange Tan 8.0
Pale Daffodil Cream 8.0
Palm Leaf Grass Green 3.9
Paradise Pink Magenta 13.7
Parakeet Emerald Green 10.3
Parrot Blue Middle Blue 13.3
Pavement Gunmetal 1.9
Peach Khaki Drill 8.3
Petunia Purple Blue 8.1
Pewter Grey White Matt 4.2
Pink Blush Magenta 12.1
Pink Eraser Magenta 12.5
Pink Parfait Rust 13.9
Pink Polish Silver 3.5
Pool Blue Middle Blue 6.0
Pretty in Pink Magenta 15.7
Primary Blue French Blue 2.5
Princess Pink Pink 9.7
Princess Purple Gloss Purple 10.2
Pumpkin Orange Orange 6.2
Pumpkin Orange Bronze Metallic 1.2
Pure Gold Midnight Blue 5.2
Pure Pink Magenta 6.0
Pure Silver Grey 3.2
Purple Iris Blue 7.3
Purple Pansy Purple 6.8
Purple Velvet Purple 3.8
Real Blue Midnight Blue 5.7
Real Brown Service Brown 8.2
Real Green Brunswick Green 2.9
Real Navy Aluminium 3.6
Real Red Crimson 14.9
Real Yellow Gold 7.3
Red Apple Crimson 6.7
Reef Blue Brunswick Green 10.8
Regency Blue US Ghost Grey 8.2
Ripe Tomato Crimson 7.9
Royal Violet Purple 4.9
Sandstone Service Brown 6.0
Sky Blue RAF Blue 10.9
Sky Haze Mediterranean Blue 3.3
Snow White Light Grey 3.8
Snowflake Silver 2.3
Spiced Berry German Camouflage Red 14.2
Spiced Carrot Orange 3.3
Spring Green Bright Green 10.0
Spring Green Lime Green 6.3
Summer Sky US Ghost Grey 5.4
Sunbeam Brass Metallic 5.0
Sunkissed Peach Khaki Drill 7.1
Sunny Day Gold 3.8
Sweet Potato Scarlet 4.2
Tangelo Flesh 4.7
Tapestry Wine Black Satin 11.0
Teal Treat Mediterranean Blue 12.8
Territorial Beige Dark Earth 3.7
Timeless Gray Grey 3.7
Toasted Marshmallow Dark Brown 3.1
Toffee Brown 5.9
Too Blue Midnight Blue 3.1
Tropic Orange Rust 6.7
Tropical Blue Mediterranean Blue 7.1
True Green Emerald Green 6.3
Turquoise Primer 14.1
Turquoise RAF Blue 6.8
Tuscan Red Brown 13.6
Tuscan Teal Tank Grey 6.8
Vanilla Ice Cream Dark Brown 8.2
Velvet Crush Purple 6.0
Warm Buff Dark Brown 4.9
Wedgewood Green Ocean Grey 10.1
White White Gloss 2.1
White Light Grey 3.9
White Silver 2.3
Wild Grapes Gloss Purple 2.9
Wisteria Pastel Violet 7.4
Yellow Brass Metallic 4.6
Yellow Flame Gold 8.3

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