Humbrol to Acrilex paint conversion chart
Every Humbrol paint with its closest Acrilex equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.
46 of the 112 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in Acrilex within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 9 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.6. The 66 gaps are not spread evenly: 15 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range Acrilex 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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| Humbrol | Acrilex | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | Cinza Paints | 3.0 | ||
| Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | Cinza Paints | 5.3 | ||
| Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | Siena Natural Paints | 5.0 | ||
| Army Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Oliva Paints | 3.2 | ||
| Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Verde Primavera Paints | 2.0 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Gloss | Preto Paints | 6.8 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Satin | Preto Paints | 2.7 | ||
| Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Preto Paints | 6.8 | ||
| Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | Preto Paints | 3.9 | ||
| Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | Preto Paints | 5.1 | ||
| Blue Acrylics - Matt | Azul Intenso Paints | 5.6 | ||
| Brass Aerosol Sprays | Amarelo Cadmio Paints | 5.2 | ||
| Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Amarelo Cadmio Paints | 6.1 | ||
| Bright Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Folha Paints | 5.4 | ||
| Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Siena Natural Paints | 6.2 | ||
| Brown Acrylics - Matt | Marrom Escuro Paints | 4.1 | ||
| Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Esmeralda Paints | 8.8 | ||
| Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | Verde Esmeralda Paints | 6.8 | ||
| Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | Marrom Escuro Paints | 4.5 | ||
| Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Cinza Paints | 4.1 | ||
| Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays | Cinza Paints | 4.5 | ||
| Copper Acrylics - Metallics | Siena Natural Paints | 8.2 | ||
| Cream Acrylics - Matt | Ocre Paints | 5.9 | ||
| Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | Vermelho Escarlate Paints | 6.9 | ||
| Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays | Areia Paints | 2.3 | ||
| Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | Capuccino Paints | 14.0 | ||
| Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | Marrom Escuro Paints | 8.9 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss | Preto Paints | 13.0 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Grama Paints | 4.2 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | Verde Grama Paints | 4.6 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Preto Paints | 4.3 | ||
| Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | Grafite Paints | 8.3 | ||
| Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | Concreto Paints | 4.7 | ||
| Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Caramelo Paints | 7.2 | ||
| Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Caramelo Paints | 6.4 | ||
| Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | Verde Agua Paints | 6.0 | ||
| Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss | Verde Grama Paints | 6.7 | ||
| Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | Grafite Paints | 9.5 | ||
| Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Vermelho Paints | 3.2 | ||
| Flesh Acrylics - Matt | Amarelo Ocre Paints | 5.7 | ||
| Fluorescent Signal Green Acrylics - Gloss | Verde Folha Paints | 5.4 | ||
| French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Azul Intenso Paints | 4.9 | ||
| German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | Rústico Paints | 9.5 | ||
| Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | Violeta Cobalto Paints | 7.0 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Branco Paints | 0.0 | ||
| Gold Acrylics - Metallics | Amarelo Ouro Paints | 5.4 | ||
| Gold Aerosol Sprays | Amarelo Ouro Paints | 5.8 | ||
| Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Oliva Paints | 1.1 | ||
| Grass Green Aerosol Sprays | Verde Oliva Paints | 1.3 | ||
| Grey Aerosol Sprays | Violeta Gris Paints | 11.4 | ||
| Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | Preto Paints | 8.8 | ||
| Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | Preto Paints | 5.6 | ||
| Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | Vermelho Escarlate Paints | 3.2 | ||
| Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Amarelo Ouro Paints | 1.5 | ||
| Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | Vermelho Paints | 4.4 | ||
| Ivory Acrylics - Gloss | Amarelo Bebe Paints | 4.1 | ||
| Khaki Acrylics - Matt | Caramelo Paints | 9.3 | ||
| Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | Capuccino Paints | 2.8 | ||
| Leather Acrylics - Matt | Siena Natural Paints | 6.3 | ||
| Lemon Acrylics - Matt | Amarelo Limao Paints | 5.3 | ||
| Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | Cinza Paints | 3.9 | ||
| Light Olive Aerosol Sprays | Sépia Paints | 9.1 | ||
| Lime Acrylics - Gloss | Verde Maçã Paints | 7.4 | ||
| Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | Verde Primavera Paints | 7.7 | ||
| Magenta Acrylics - Matt | Magenta Paints | 5.4 | ||
| Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | Verde Oliva Paints | 10.9 | ||
| Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | Grafite Paints | 12.8 | ||
| Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Azul Piscina Paints | 7.1 | ||
| Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Azul Country Paints | 10.9 | ||
| Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | Azul Piscina Paints | 7.4 | ||
| Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Violeta Cobalto Paints | 6.6 | ||
| Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | Azul Marinho Paints | 6.2 | ||
| Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt | Siena Natural Paints | 7.1 | ||
| Oak Acrylics - Satin | Ocre Paints | 4.1 | ||
| Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | Verde Oliva Paints | 3.2 | ||
| Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Verde Musgo Paints | 11.4 | ||
| Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Oliva Paints | 10.7 | ||
| Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Tangerina Paints | 6.5 | ||
| Orange Aerosol Sprays | Tangerina Paints | 4.8 | ||
| Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | Lavanda Paints | 3.7 | ||
| Pastel Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Primavera Paints | 6.5 | ||
| Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | Orquídea Paints | 4.9 | ||
| Pink Acrylics - Matt | Rosa Paints | 4.2 | ||
| Primer Acrylics - Matt | Grafite Paints | 1.5 | ||
| Primer Aerosol Sprays | Grafite Paints | 6.3 | ||
| Purple Acrylics - Gloss | Violeta Cobalto Paints | 8.1 | ||
| RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | Azul Seco Paints | 7.5 | ||
| Red Acrylics - Gloss | Vermelho Paints | 2.1 | ||
| Red Aerosol Sprays | Vermelho Paints | 2.0 | ||
| Rust Acrylics - Matt | Marrom Paints | 1.7 | ||
| Sand Acrylics - Matt | Amarelo Ocre Paints | 6.2 | ||
| Sand Aerosol Sprays | Amarelo Ocre Paints | 4.2 | ||
| Satin Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Branco Paints | 0.0 | ||
| Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | Vermelho Escarlate Paints | 6.7 | ||
| Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | Grafite Paints | 3.0 | ||
| Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | Grafite Paints | 3.1 | ||
| Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | Rústico Paints | 3.3 | ||
| Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | Vermelho Paints | 4.2 | ||
| Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Cinza Paints | 3.7 | ||
| Silver Aerosol Sprays | Cinza Paints | 3.7 | ||
| Tan Acrylics - Gloss | Siena Natural Paints | 6.5 | ||
| Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | Preto Paints | 14.2 | ||
| Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Amarelo Ouro Paints | 3.3 | ||
| US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | Cinza Paints | 8.3 | ||
| US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Oliva Paints | 6.0 | ||
| US Tan Acrylics - Matt | Capuccino Paints | 7.7 | ||
| WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | Azul Paints | 7.0 | ||
| White Acrylics - Gloss | Branco Paints | 0.0 | ||
| White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Branco Paints | 3.6 | ||
| White Matt Aerosol Sprays | Preto Paints | 7.8 | ||
| Yellow Acrylics - Gloss | Amarelo Limao Paints | 7.4 | ||
| Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Amarelo Limao Paints | 7.7 | ||