Humbrol to AK Interactive paint conversion chart
Every Humbrol paint with its closest AK Interactive equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.
98 of the 112 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in AK Interactive within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 39 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 2.4. The 14 gaps are not spread evenly: 5 of them are blues, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range AK Interactive 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 | AK Interactive | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | Aluminium Chipping AFV | 3.9 | ||
| Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | Grey Primer Primer (3rd Gen) | 4.4 | ||
| Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | Red Primer Shine AFV | 4.3 | ||
| Army Green Acrylics - Matt | Ijn M3 (n) Nakajima Interior Green 10ml Real Colors - WWII | 3.8 | ||
| Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Ivory -2- Figures | 2.4 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Gloss | Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern | 0.0 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Satin | Black 6rp Real Colors - AFV | 1.3 | ||
| Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Flat Black, RAL 9005 Real Colors - Modern | 0.0 | ||
| Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) | 1.5 | ||
| Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | Nato Black AFV (3rd Gen) | 1.4 | ||
| Blue Acrylics - Matt | Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) | 1.2 | ||
| Brass Aerosol Sprays | C2 Trainer Yellow Air | 1.7 | ||
| Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | C2 Trainer Yellow Air | 2.2 | ||
| Bright Green Acrylics - Matt | Luminous Green Ink (3rd Gen) | 5.2 | ||
| Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Orange Brown Standard (3rd Gen) | 1.4 | ||
| Brown Acrylics - Matt | Base Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) | 2.7 | ||
| Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | Nato Green AFV (3rd Gen) | 3.1 | ||
| Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | Nato Green AFV (3rd Gen) | 5.6 | ||
| Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | Red Primer High Light AFV | 2.4 | ||
| Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics | White Primer Primer (3rd Gen) | 2.2 | ||
| Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays | White Primer Primer (3rd Gen) | 3.8 | ||
| Copper Acrylics - Metallics | Rusty Brass Metallic (3rd Gen) | 2.1 | ||
| Cream Acrylics - Matt | Pale Sand Standard (3rd Gen) | 1.7 | ||
| Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | Rust Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) | 4.8 | ||
| Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays | FS 37886 Offwhite Air | 4.2 | ||
| Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | Dark Sea Grey Standard (3rd Gen) | 4.5 | ||
| Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | Cork Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Highlight -25- Figures | 3.1 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss | Modern Spanish Green AFV (3rd Gen) | 2.9 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | Emerald Standard (3rd Gen) | 2.5 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | Emerald Standard (3rd Gen) | 2.6 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | RLM 73 Air | 1.9 | ||
| Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - WWII | 2.0 | ||
| Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | Warm Grey Standard (3rd Gen) | 0.7 | ||
| Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- Figures | 2.1 | ||
| Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Nº6 Earth Yellow Fs 30257 Real Colors - AFV | 2.1 | ||
| Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | Snow Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | 2.9 | ||
| Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss | Emerald Metallic Green Metallic (3rd Gen) | 3.2 | ||
| Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) | 3.5 | ||
| Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Deep Red Intense (3rd Gen) | 0.9 | ||
| Flesh Acrylics - Matt | British Desert Pink Zi AFV (3rd Gen) | 3.2 | ||
| Fluorescent Signal Green Acrylics - Gloss | Luminous Green Ink (3rd Gen) | 5.2 | ||
| French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) | 6.0 | ||
| German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | Wwi German Red Brown Air (3rd Gen) | 2.8 | ||
| Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | Amethyst Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | 6.2 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Flat White, RAL 9003 Real Colors - Modern | 0.0 | ||
| Gold Acrylics - Metallics | Sand Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) | 4.4 | ||
| Gold Aerosol Sprays | Syrian Republican Guard Desert Yellow Real Colors - AFV | 3.2 | ||
| Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | RAL 7008 Graugrün Opt 2 AFV | 1.5 | ||
| Grass Green Aerosol Sprays | RAL 7008 Graugrün Opt 2 AFV | 2.2 | ||
| Grey Aerosol Sprays | Light Ghost Grey Fs 36375 10ml Real Colors - Air | 2.9 | ||
| Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | Grün – Green RAL 6007 Real Colors - WWII | 0.9 | ||
| Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | Amt-12 Dark Grey Air | 0.3 | ||
| Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | Red, RAL 3000 Real Colors - Standard | 3.6 | ||
| Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) | 0.8 | ||
| Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | Clear Red Standard (3rd Gen) | 3.0 | ||
| Ivory Acrylics - Gloss | Ivory Standard (3rd Gen) | 2.2 | ||
| Khaki Acrylics - Matt | Desert Uniform Base Figures (3rd Gen) | 1.3 | ||
| Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | Desert Sand Fs 30279 Real Colors - AFV | 5.6 | ||
| Leather Acrylics - Matt | Orange Brown Standard (3rd Gen) | 4.5 | ||
| Lemon Acrylics - Matt | Lemon Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) | 1.6 | ||
| Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | Aluminium Chipping AFV | 1.1 | ||
| Light Olive Aerosol Sprays | Olive Drab High Lights AFV | 2.4 | ||
| Lime Acrylics - Gloss | Luminous Green Ink (3rd Gen) | 3.7 | ||
| Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | Apc Interior Light Green (fs24533) AFV (3rd Gen) | 4.6 | ||
| Magenta Acrylics - Matt | Magenta Standard (3rd Gen) | 12.3 | ||
| Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | Olivgrün – Olive Green RAL 6003 Real Colors - AFV | 2.0 | ||
| Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | Amt-12 Dark Grey Air (3rd Gen) | 2.3 | ||
| Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | 4.9 | ||
| Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Light Ghost Grey Fs 36375 10ml Real Colors - Air | 0.6 | ||
| Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | 1.3 | ||
| Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | 3.4 | ||
| Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | Clear Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | 3.4 | ||
| Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt | RLM 79 (1942) Air (3rd Gen) | 3.6 | ||
| Oak Acrylics - Satin | Cream White, RAL 9001 Real Colors - Modern | 3.7 | ||
| Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | RAL 7050 F7 German Sand Beige AFV | 3.7 | ||
| Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Russian Green 4bo AFV (3rd Gen) | 0.5 | ||
| Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | Idf Sand Grey 1970s-1980s Real Colors - AFV | 2.6 | ||
| Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Clear Orange Standard (3rd Gen) | 2.4 | ||
| Orange Aerosol Sprays | Clear Orange Standard (3rd Gen) | 3.8 | ||
| Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | Wwi German Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) | 5.7 | ||
| Pastel Green Acrylics - Matt | Pastel Green Pastel (3rd Gen) | 6.2 | ||
| Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | Wwi German Lilac Air (3rd Gen) | 7.6 | ||
| Pink Acrylics - Matt | Pastel Pink Pastel (3rd Gen) | 12.1 | ||
| Primer Acrylics - Matt | French Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | 2.2 | ||
| Primer Aerosol Sprays | 507b Admirality Medium Grey Naval | 2.9 | ||
| Purple Acrylics - Gloss | Dark Violet -71- Figures | 6.5 | ||
| RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue Air | 4.4 | ||
| Red Acrylics - Gloss | Deep Red Intense (3rd Gen) | 3.1 | ||
| Red Aerosol Sprays | Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) | 4.3 | ||
| Rust Acrylics - Matt | Copper -87- Figures | 7.5 | ||
| Sand Acrylics - Matt | Tan Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) | 1.3 | ||
| Sand Aerosol Sprays | Golden Flesh Figures | 2.3 | ||
| Satin Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Flat White, RAL 9003 Real Colors - Modern | 0.0 | ||
| Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | Clear Red Real Colors - Clear | 1.3 | ||
| Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | RLM 74 Real Colors - WWII | 1.2 | ||
| Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | French Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | 2.1 | ||
| Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | RAL 8017 Schokobraun AFV | 0.7 | ||
| Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | Deep Red Intense (3rd Gen) | 1.8 | ||
| Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Gloss Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) | 0.2 | ||
| Silver Aerosol Sprays | Aluminium Chipping AFV | 1.1 | ||
| Tan Acrylics - Gloss | Orange Brown Standard (3rd Gen) | 1.5 | ||
| Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air | 1.7 | ||
| Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Yellow, RAL 1003 Real Colors - Modern | 1.5 | ||
| US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | FS 16473 Adc Grey Air | 2.3 | ||
| US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | A-19f Grass Green Air (3rd Gen) | 2.2 | ||
| US Tan Acrylics - Matt | Copper -87- Figures | 3.5 | ||
| WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | Blue Gray AFV | 7.5 | ||
| White Acrylics - Gloss | Flat White, RAL 9003 Real Colors - Modern | 0.0 | ||
| White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Flat Varnish Real Colors - Standard | 1.9 | ||
| White Matt Aerosol Sprays | Schwarzgrau-black Grey RAL 7021 Real Colors - Air | 1.4 | ||
| Yellow Acrylics - Gloss | Lemon Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) | 1.5 | ||
| Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Lemon Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) | 1.8 | ||