Apple Barrel to Tamiya paint conversion chart
Every Apple Barrel paint with its closest Tamiya equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 213 rows, sorted by name.
102 of the 213 Apple Barrel colours below have an equivalent in Tamiya within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 15 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.1. The 111 gaps are not spread evenly: 23 of them are pink-reds, so that is the corner of the Apple Barrel range Tamiya does not answer.
How close is close enough? Reading the ΔE column
Moving a whole recipe across takes more than one pot. These search the boxed sets each range is sold in.
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| Apple Barrel | Tamiya | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Clear blue Spray | 6.2 | ||
| Admiral Blue Colors | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 6.4 | ||
| Antique Parchment Colors | Titanium silver Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.2 | ||
| Antique White Colors | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | 5.5 | ||
| Apricot Colors | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.1 | ||
| Aqua Sky Colors | Metallic silver Spray | 2.5 | ||
| Aquamarine Colors | Metallic silver Spray | 2.7 | ||
| Arbor Green Colors | Dark green 2 (IJN) Lacquer Paint | 3.6 | ||
| Atlantis Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray | 7.0 | ||
| Award Blue Colors | Navy blue Aircraft Spray | 4.0 | ||
| Bahama Blue Gloss™ | Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray | 7.8 | ||
| Banana Colors | Chrome yellow Spray | 5.8 | ||
| Barn Red Colors | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.5 | ||
| Beachcomber Beige Gloss™ | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | 3.8 | ||
| Beige Colors | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | 6.4 | ||
| Berry Red Colors | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 9.1 | ||
| Bimini Blue Colors | Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint | 6.1 | ||
| Black Colors | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.2 | ||
| Black Gloss™ | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | 1.7 | ||
| Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Deep metallic blue Spray | 3.6 | ||
| Blue Bonnet Colors | Pearl light blue Spray | 4.7 | ||
| Blue Charm Gloss™ | Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.7 | ||
| Blue Cotton Colors | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | 6.0 | ||
| Blue Kazoo Colors | Flat clear Lacquer Paint | 7.3 | ||
| Blueberry Frost Colors | Blue violet Spray | 3.9 | ||
| Bright Blue Colors | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | 9.4 | ||
| Bright Green Gloss™ | Light gray (IJN) Lacquer Paint | 1.7 | ||
| Bright Magenta Colors | Lavender Spray | 13.6 | ||
| Bright Red Colors | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 7.6 | ||
| Bright Yellow Colors | Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.5 | ||
| Brown Oxide Colors | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | 9.2 | ||
| Burnt Umber Colors | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | 3.4 | ||
| Cameo Pink Colors | Smoke Spray | 7.8 | ||
| Camouflage Colors | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.3 | ||
| Canary Yellow Colors | Chrome yellow Spray | 3.9 | ||
| Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 7.7 | ||
| Candy Pink Colors | Pearl light red Spray | 8.0 | ||
| Cardinal Crimson Colors | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 9.1 | ||
| Caribbean Colors | Clear blue Spray | 5.2 | ||
| Caterpillar Colors | NATO green Acrylics Mini Flat | 7.4 | ||
| Chestnut Colors | Smoke Spray | 12.2 | ||
| China Blue Colors | Flat clear Lacquer Paint | 3.0 | ||
| Chocolate Bar Colors | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | 7.4 | ||
| Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | 8.6 | ||
| Christmas Green Colors | NATO green Lacquer Paint | 3.4 | ||
| Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Tan Aircraft Spray | 3.2 | ||
| Cloudless Colors | Light blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.1 | ||
| Cobalt Hue Colors | Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 1.5 | ||
| Cobalt Hue Gloss™ | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | 5.0 | ||
| Coffee Bean Gloss™ | Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.6 | ||
| Concord Grape Colors | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | 5.2 | ||
| Cool Blue Colors | Light blue Spray | 6.6 | ||
| Country Grey Colors | Metallic silver Spray | 1.5 | ||
| Cranberry Colors | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 7.9 | ||
| Crisp Green Colors | Cockpit green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.5 | ||
| Crushed Curry Gloss™ | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 7.8 | ||
| Dandelion Yellow Gloss™ | Gold Spray | 5.2 | ||
| Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Navy blue Aircraft Spray | 5.6 | ||
| Dark Gray Gloss™ | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | 3.5 | ||
| Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.0 | ||
| Deep Purple Gloss™ | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | 2.7 | ||
| Denim Blue Colors | Gray violet Aircraft Spray | 2.1 | ||
| Diva Pink Colors | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 8.4 | ||
| Dolphin Grey Gloss™ | Light gray Aircraft Spray | 5.6 | ||
| Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | French blue Spray | 4.5 | ||
| Elephant Gray Colors | Metallic silver Spray | 1.5 | ||
| English Ivy Green Colors | Olive drab Lacquer Paint | 4.5 | ||
| English Navy Colors | Dark mica blue Spray | 3.9 | ||
| Flag Red Colors | Dull red Spray | 5.5 | ||
| Flamenco Red Colors | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 7.9 | ||
| Flamingo Coral Colors | Racing white Spray | 10.6 | ||
| Fruit Punch Gloss™ | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | 5.3 | ||
| Fuchsia Colors | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 14.4 | ||
| Golden Sunset Colors | Tan Aircraft Spray | 8.0 | ||
| Golden Yellow Gloss™ | Camel yellow Spray | 3.6 | ||
| Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Camel yellow Spray | 4.2 | ||
| Granite Gray Colors | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.6 | ||
| Grape Freeze Gloss™ | Lavender Spray | 2.7 | ||
| Grape Jam Colors | Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 13.8 | ||
| Green Clover Colors | Field grey Spray | 9.8 | ||
| Green Machine Colors | Dark green 2 Aircraft Spray | 5.7 | ||
| Harvest Orange Colors | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | 4.3 | ||
| Holly Branch Colors | Dark green Aircraft Spray | 2.5 | ||
| Honeysuckle Pink Colors | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | 6.5 | ||
| Hot Ember Gloss™ | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | 7.3 | ||
| Hot Rod Red Gloss™ | Dull red Spray | 5.6 | ||
| Hunter Green Colors | Olive drab Lacquer Paint | 5.5 | ||
| Ivory Colors | Deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.0 | ||
| Jack-O-Lantern Colors | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.5 | ||
| Jet Black Colors | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | 1.7 | ||
| Kelly Green Colors | NATO green Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.1 | ||
| Key West Colors | Light blue Aircraft Spray | 4.7 | ||
| Khaki Colors | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | 2.4 | ||
| King’s Gold Colors | Light brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 5.7 | ||
| Kiwi Colors | Khaki Lacquer Paint | 7.7 | ||
| Laguna Colors | Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray | 9.5 | ||
| Lavender Colors | IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 11.9 | ||
| Lavender Sachet Colors | IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 11.6 | ||
| Leaf Green Colors | Light gray Aircraft Spray | 4.5 | ||
| Lemon Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Chrome yellow Spray | 4.7 | ||
| Lemon Chiffon Colors | Champagne gold Spray | 3.0 | ||
| Light Blue Gloss™ | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | 3.0 | ||
| Light Leaf Green Colors | Deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat | 7.8 | ||
| Light Pink Colors | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | 7.7 | ||
| Light Pink Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.5 | ||
| Light Yellow Gloss™ | Dark yellow 2 Lacquer Paint | 1.6 | ||
| Light Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint | 5.6 | ||
| Lilac Dust Colors | IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 8.8 | ||
| Lilac Mist Colors | Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 11.4 | ||
| Lime Sherbert Colors | Sky Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.6 | ||
| Lime Tree Colors | Yellow green Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.8 | ||
| Limeade Colors | Khaki Lacquer Paint | 8.2 | ||
| Lite Mocha Colors | Buff Lacquer Paint | 7.4 | ||
| Mango Colors | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.7 | ||
| Marsh Green Colors | NATO green Lacquer Paint | 3.5 | ||
| Meadow Green Colors | Olive green Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.3 | ||
| Melted Chocolate Colors | Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.8 | ||
| Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Brown Acrylics Mini Gloss | 6.4 | ||
| Mint Crush Gloss™ | Coral blue Spray | 3.5 | ||
| Misty White Colors | Metallic gray Lacquer Paint | 1.2 | ||
| Moody Blue Gloss™ | Flat blue Lacquer Paint | 2.2 | ||
| Mossy Green Gloss™ | Khaki drab Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.4 | ||
| Mountain Blue Colors | Metallic silver Spray | 1.6 | ||
| Mountain Forest Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | NATO green Lacquer Paint | 4.2 | ||
| Nectarine Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Clear orange Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.1 | ||
| Neon Blue Colors | Gray violet Aircraft Spray | 4.1 | ||
| Neon Green Colors | Park green Spray | 3.9 | ||
| Neon Orange Colors | Pure orange Lacquer Paint | 4.7 | ||
| Neon Pink Colors | Clear red Spray | 3.9 | ||
| Neon Purple Colors | Lavender Spray | 10.8 | ||
| Neon Red Colors | Clear red Spray | 9.0 | ||
| Neon Yellow Colors | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 9.0 | ||
| New Shamrock Colors | Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray | 4.8 | ||
| Nutmeg Brown Colors | Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.4 | ||
| Orange Colors | Mica red Spray | 3.1 | ||
| Outrageous Orange Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.3 | ||
| Pale Daffodil Colors | Dark yellow 2 Lacquer Paint | 3.6 | ||
| Palm Leaf Colors | Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.5 | ||
| Paradise Pink Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 7.2 | ||
| Parakeet Colors | Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray | 4.1 | ||
| Parrot Blue Colors | Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray | 5.9 | ||
| Pavement Colors | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.3 | ||
| Peach Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Buff Lacquer Paint | 4.3 | ||
| Petunia Purple Colors | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | 5.1 | ||
| Pewter Grey Colors | Black Spray | 4.2 | ||
| Pink Blush Gloss™ | Pearl light red Spray | 9.4 | ||
| Pink Eraser Colors | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 11.6 | ||
| Pink Parfait Colors | Pearl light red Spray | 8.9 | ||
| Pink Polish Colors | Metallic silver Spray | 2.0 | ||
| Pool Blue Colors | Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint | 5.2 | ||
| Pretty in Pink Colors | Clear red Spray | 9.8 | ||
| Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Pearl blue Spray | 3.1 | ||
| Princess Pink Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Pink Spray | 3.8 | ||
| Princess Purple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Lavender Spray | 4.9 | ||
| Pumpkin Orange Colors | Orange Spray | 4.5 | ||
| Pumpkin Orange Gloss™ | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.5 | ||
| Pure Gold Colors | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.4 | ||
| Pure Pink Gloss™ | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 10.5 | ||
| Pure Silver Colors | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 6.2 | ||
| Purple Iris Colors | Racing blue Spray | 4.7 | ||
| Purple Pansy Colors | Dark blue Spray | 8.4 | ||
| Purple Velvet Gloss™ | Dark blue Spray | 11.3 | ||
| Real Blue Gloss™ | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.4 | ||
| Real Brown Gloss™ | Brown Acrylics Mini Gloss | 7.1 | ||
| Real Green Gloss™ | Dark green Aircraft Spray | 2.9 | ||
| Real Navy Gloss™ | Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray | 1.9 | ||
| Real Red Gloss™ | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 9.3 | ||
| Real Yellow Gloss™ | Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.4 | ||
| Red Apple Colors | Dull red Spray | 3.6 | ||
| Reef Blue Colors | Dark green 2 (IJN) Lacquer Paint | 5.4 | ||
| Regency Blue Colors | Flat clear Lacquer Paint | 6.0 | ||
| Ripe Tomato Colors | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | 4.4 | ||
| Royal Violet Colors | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 7.7 | ||
| Sandstone Colors | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | 6.5 | ||
| Sky Blue Colors | IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 7.4 | ||
| Sky Haze Gloss™ | French blue Spray | 4.1 | ||
| Snow White Colors | Smoke Lacquer Paint | 2.4 | ||
| Snowflake Colors | Racing white Spray | 1.2 | ||
| Spiced Berry Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Maroon Spray | 5.0 | ||
| Spiced Carrot Colors | Orange Spray | 7.8 | ||
| Spring Green Colors | Clear green Acrylics Mini Gloss | 9.4 | ||
| Spring Green Gloss™ | J.N. grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.3 | ||
| Summer Sky Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | 4.7 | ||
| Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Camel yellow Spray | 4.9 | ||
| Sunkissed Peach Colors | Buff Lacquer Paint | 3.8 | ||
| Sunny Day Colors | Gold Spray | 2.7 | ||
| Sweet Potato Colors | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | 6.5 | ||
| Tangelo Gloss™ | Metallic orange Lacquer Paint | 3.6 | ||
| Tapestry Wine Colors | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | 6.7 | ||
| Teal Treat Colors | Light metallic blue Spray | 2.3 | ||
| Territorial Beige Colors | Brown (JGSDF) Spray | 7.9 | ||
| Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.2 | ||
| Toasted Marshmallow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Light gray Lacquer Paint | 5.0 | ||
| Toffee Colors | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.5 | ||
| Too Blue Colors | Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.8 | ||
| Tropic Orange Colors | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 11.2 | ||
| Tropical Blue Gloss™ | Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.2 | ||
| True Green Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Clear green Acrylics Mini Gloss | 8.0 | ||
| Turquoise Colors | Light metallic blue Spray | 3.5 | ||
| Turquoise Gloss™ | IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 6.1 | ||
| Tuscan Red Colors | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 9.1 | ||
| Tuscan Teal Colors | Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray | 5.0 | ||
| Vanilla Ice Cream Colors | Titanium silver Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.0 | ||
| Velvet Crush Colors | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | 11.1 | ||
| Warm Buff Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Insignia white Lacquer Paint | 7.6 | ||
| Wedgewood Green Colors | RLM grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.0 | ||
| White Colors | Racing white Spray | 1.3 | ||
| White Gloss™ | Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.7 | ||
| White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Insignia white Lacquer Paint | 0.9 | ||
| Wild Grapes Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Lavender Spray | 12.5 | ||
| Wisteria Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | Pearl light red Spray | 12.9 | ||
| Yellow Colors | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.8 | ||
| Yellow Flame Colors | Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 1.5 | ||