Humbrol to Duncan paint conversion chart
Every Humbrol paint with its closest Duncan equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.
57 of the 112 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in Duncan 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 5.0. The 55 gaps are not spread evenly: 13 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range Duncan 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.
Shop Duncan setShop Humbrol set
| Humbrol | Duncan | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | 4.6 | ||
| Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | 7.1 | ||
| Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 | 5.4 | ||
| Army Green Acrylics - Matt | Fury Green Wave 2 | 5.1 | ||
| Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 | 6.5 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Gloss | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 15.6 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Satin | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 11.9 | ||
| Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 15.6 | ||
| Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 8.5 | ||
| Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 6.9 | ||
| Blue Acrylics - Matt | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | 8.1 | ||
| Brass Aerosol Sprays | Manticore Ochre Wave 2 | 3.5 | ||
| Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Skulker Yellow Wave 1 | 4.0 | ||
| Bright Green Acrylics - Matt | Talisman Green Wave 2 | 6.9 | ||
| Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Steampunk Copper Wave 2 | 6.5 | ||
| Brown Acrylics - Matt | Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 | 6.1 | ||
| Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | Merald Green Wave 1 | 10.9 | ||
| Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | Merald Green Wave 1 | 11.6 | ||
| Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 | 2.9 | ||
| Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | 3.3 | ||
| Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | 4.7 | ||
| Copper Acrylics - Metallics | Steampunk Copper Wave 2 | 7.9 | ||
| Cream Acrylics - Matt | Ambush Yellow Wave 3 | 3.3 | ||
| Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | 3.3 | ||
| Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays | Ivory Tusk Wave 1 | 6.0 | ||
| Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | Plate Armour Wave 1 | 6.2 | ||
| Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | Dust Bowl Wave 1 | 2.6 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss | Wyvern Green Wave 1 | 12.9 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | Merald Green Wave 1 | 7.2 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | Merald Green Wave 1 | 7.7 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 10.4 | ||
| Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 | 4.1 | ||
| Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | Vampire Fang Wave 1 | 5.2 | ||
| Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Heirloom Gold Wave 3 | 1.9 | ||
| Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Top Brass Wave 2 | 2.6 | ||
| Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | Ion Blue Wave 3 | 7.4 | ||
| Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss | RC Flesh Wash Wave 1 | 8.2 | ||
| Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | Incubus Purple Wave 3 | 3.2 | ||
| Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Demon Red Wave 1 | 3.2 | ||
| Flesh Acrylics - Matt | Orange Glaze Wave 2 | 4.8 | ||
| Fluorescent Signal Green Acrylics - Gloss | Talisman Green Wave 2 | 6.9 | ||
| French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Elder Robe Wave 3 | 6.6 | ||
| German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | Red Rage Wave 3 | 7.0 | ||
| Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 | 2.9 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 | 1.1 | ||
| Gold Acrylics - Metallics | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | 6.6 | ||
| Gold Aerosol Sprays | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | 5.8 | ||
| Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | Fury Green Wave 2 | 4.7 | ||
| Grass Green Aerosol Sprays | Fury Green Wave 2 | 4.2 | ||
| Grey Aerosol Sprays | Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 | 3.8 | ||
| Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 9.6 | ||
| Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 5.5 | ||
| Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | Hellspawn Red Wave 2 | 5.4 | ||
| Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | 3.3 | ||
| Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | Hellspawn Red Wave 2 | 3.2 | ||
| Ivory Acrylics - Gloss | Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 | 4.9 | ||
| Khaki Acrylics - Matt | Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 | 10.5 | ||
| Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | Chaos Bronze Wave 3 | 3.2 | ||
| Leather Acrylics - Matt | Steampunk Copper Wave 2 | 5.4 | ||
| Lemon Acrylics - Matt | Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 | 4.0 | ||
| Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | 2.9 | ||
| Light Olive Aerosol Sprays | Ancient Gold Wave 3 | 5.5 | ||
| Lime Acrylics - Gloss | Talisman Green Wave 2 | 6.0 | ||
| Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | Pestilence Green Wave 3 | 6.9 | ||
| Magenta Acrylics - Matt | Cyber Pink Wave 3 | 4.5 | ||
| Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | Fury Green Wave 2 | 10.5 | ||
| Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | 4.4 | ||
| Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 | 3.5 | ||
| Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 | 4.5 | ||
| Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | Seafarer Blue Wave 3 | 1.7 | ||
| Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Marine Blue Wave 1 | 9.1 | ||
| Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | Marine Blue Wave 1 | 9.1 | ||
| Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt | Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 | 3.3 | ||
| Oak Acrylics - Satin | Platinum Crown Wave 2 | 7.8 | ||
| Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | Fury Green Wave 2 | 3.7 | ||
| Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Eidolon Grey Wave 2 | 10.1 | ||
| Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | Ancient Gold Wave 3 | 3.1 | ||
| Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Orange Flare Wave 1 | 6.4 | ||
| Orange Aerosol Sprays | Orange Flare Wave 1 | 4.8 | ||
| Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | Decadent Purple Wave 3 | 11.2 | ||
| Pastel Green Acrylics - Matt | Pestilence Green Wave 3 | 4.6 | ||
| Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | Amulet Purple Wave 2 | 5.0 | ||
| Pink Acrylics - Matt | Neo Pink Wave 2 | 8.5 | ||
| Primer Acrylics - Matt | Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | 2.3 | ||
| Primer Aerosol Sprays | Ashen Grey Wave 2 | 5.1 | ||
| Purple Acrylics - Gloss | Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | 6.0 | ||
| RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | Wolf Grey Wave 1 | 7.1 | ||
| Red Acrylics - Gloss | Demon Red Wave 1 | 2.3 | ||
| Red Aerosol Sprays | Centurion Red Wave 3 | 3.5 | ||
| Rust Acrylics - Matt | Evil Eye Red Wave 2 | 5.9 | ||
| Sand Acrylics - Matt | Manticore Ochre Wave 2 | 1.7 | ||
| Sand Aerosol Sprays | Satyr Brown Wave 2 | 2.1 | ||
| Satin Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 | 1.1 | ||
| Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | Demon Red Wave 1 | 4.7 | ||
| Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | 4.1 | ||
| Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 | 3.5 | ||
| Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | Cuirass Leather Wave 1 | 6.2 | ||
| Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | Demon Red Wave 1 | 2.9 | ||
| Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | 0.7 | ||
| Silver Aerosol Sprays | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | 2.7 | ||
| Tan Acrylics - Gloss | Steampunk Copper Wave 2 | 6.3 | ||
| Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | 4.5 | ||
| Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 | 6.6 | ||
| US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | Ion Blue Wave 3 | 7.7 | ||
| US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | Fury Green Wave 2 | 7.2 | ||
| US Tan Acrylics - Matt | Dwarven Skin Wave 1 | 4.0 | ||
| WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | Elysium Blue Wave 1 | 2.8 | ||
| White Acrylics - Gloss | Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 | 1.1 | ||
| White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | White Star Wave 1 | 2.7 | ||
| White Matt Aerosol Sprays | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | 3.4 | ||
| Yellow Acrylics - Gloss | Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 | 2.5 | ||
| Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 | 2.2 | ||