Humbrol to Golden paint conversion chart
Every Humbrol paint with its closest Golden equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.
66 of the 112 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in Golden within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 20 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.5. The 46 gaps are not spread evenly: 13 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range Golden 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 Golden setShop Humbrol set
| Humbrol | Golden | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | Zinc White Heavy Body | 4.0 | ||
| Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | Zinc White Heavy Body | 4.0 | ||
| Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | Raw Sienna Heavy Body | 4.5 | ||
| Army Green Acrylics - Matt | Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics | 5.8 | ||
| Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Titan Green Pale Fluid | 9.8 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Gloss | Carbon Black Fluid | 4.6 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Satin | Carbon Black Fluid | 1.4 | ||
| Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Carbon Black Fluid | 4.6 | ||
| Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | Carbon Black Heavy Body | 2.6 | ||
| Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | Bone Black Fluid | 3.9 | ||
| Blue Acrylics - Matt | Phthalo Blue (green Shade) OPEN Acrylics | 2.1 | ||
| Brass Aerosol Sprays | Nickel Azo Yellow OPEN Acrylics | 1.8 | ||
| Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Nickel Azo Yellow OPEN Acrylics | 2.2 | ||
| Bright Green Acrylics - Matt | Light Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body | 10.2 | ||
| Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Fluid | 3.3 | ||
| Brown Acrylics - Matt | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | 6.0 | ||
| Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | Chromium Oxide Green Dark Heavy Body | 3.6 | ||
| Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | Chromium Oxide Green Dark Heavy Body | 5.4 | ||
| Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | Burnt Sienna Fluid | 6.7 | ||
| Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Titanium White SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.7 | ||
| Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays | Titanium White SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.9 | ||
| Copper Acrylics - Metallics | Raw Sienna Heavy Body | 4.7 | ||
| Cream Acrylics - Matt | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body | 4.3 | ||
| Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | Pyrrole Red Dark Heavy Body | 1.7 | ||
| Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays | Titan Buff OPEN Acrylics | 5.8 | ||
| Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 6.3 | ||
| Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | 8.1 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss | Sap Green Hue Fluid | 0.8 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | Phthalo Green (yellow Shade) OPEN Acrylics | 0.8 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | Phthalo Green (yellow Shade) OPEN Acrylics | 0.6 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Black SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 3.8 | ||
| Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | Graphite Gray Heavy Body | 5.6 | ||
| Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | Transparent Shading Gray High Flow | 8.9 | ||
| Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Yellow Ochre Fluid | 4.2 | ||
| Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Yellow Ochre Fluid | 4.3 | ||
| Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | Titanium White SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 10.3 | ||
| Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss | Permanent Green Light Fluid | 3.6 | ||
| Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 5.0 | ||
| Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Pyrrole Red SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.7 | ||
| Flesh Acrylics - Matt | Yellow Ochre OPEN Acrylics | 5.0 | ||
| Fluorescent Signal Green Acrylics - Gloss | Light Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body | 10.2 | ||
| French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Primary Cyan Heavy Body | 2.8 | ||
| German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | Transparent Brown Iron Oxide Heavy Body | 5.8 | ||
| Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | Ultramarine Violet Fluid | 2.7 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Benzimidazolone Yellow Light Heavy Body | 0.0 | ||
| Gold Acrylics - Metallics | Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body | 5.2 | ||
| Gold Aerosol Sprays | Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Heavy Body | 5.1 | ||
| Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics | 7.0 | ||
| Grass Green Aerosol Sprays | Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics | 7.4 | ||
| Grey Aerosol Sprays | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 5.6 | ||
| Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | Raw Umber SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.6 | ||
| Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | Bone Black Fluid | 0.9 | ||
| Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | Primary Magenta Fluid | 1.7 | ||
| Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body | 2.1 | ||
| Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | Cadmium Red Medium Heavy Body | 1.7 | ||
| Ivory Acrylics - Gloss | Titan Buff Heavy Body | 6.8 | ||
| Khaki Acrylics - Matt | Nickel Azo Yellow Fluid | 7.0 | ||
| Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | Raw Sienna Fluid | 11.5 | ||
| Leather Acrylics - Matt | Raw Sienna Heavy Body | 4.7 | ||
| Lemon Acrylics - Matt | Permanent Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.0 | ||
| Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 4.5 | ||
| Light Olive Aerosol Sprays | Sap Green Hue OPEN Acrylics | 4.8 | ||
| Lime Acrylics - Gloss | Light Green (blue Shade) Heavy Body | 13.0 | ||
| Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | Titan Green Pale Fluid | 5.1 | ||
| Magenta Acrylics - Matt | Medium Magenta Heavy Body | 7.2 | ||
| Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | Green Gold Heavy Body | 6.7 | ||
| Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | 6.0 | ||
| Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | 6.5 | ||
| Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | 4.8 | ||
| Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | 3.4 | ||
| Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Blue Violet SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 2.9 | ||
| Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | Cerulean Blue Deep Heavy Body | 2.9 | ||
| Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | 5.1 | ||
| Oak Acrylics - Satin | Titan Buff Heavy Body | 3.2 | ||
| Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | Terre Verte Hue OPEN Acrylics | 6.0 | ||
| Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Sap Green Hue Heavy Body | 6.8 | ||
| Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | Sap Green Hue OPEN Acrylics | 8.0 | ||
| Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Heavy Body | 4.1 | ||
| Orange Aerosol Sprays | Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Heavy Body | 4.1 | ||
| Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | Zinc White Heavy Body | 4.9 | ||
| Pastel Green Acrylics - Matt | Phosphorescent Green Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors | 9.0 | ||
| Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 17.4 | ||
| Pink Acrylics - Matt | Light Magenta Heavy Body | 10.3 | ||
| Primer Acrylics - Matt | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 6.1 | ||
| Primer Aerosol Sprays | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 8.6 | ||
| Purple Acrylics - Gloss | Prussian Blue Hue Fluid | 2.0 | ||
| RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | Smalt Hue Heavy Body | 10.5 | ||
| Red Acrylics - Gloss | Primary Magenta Heavy Body | 0.9 | ||
| Red Aerosol Sprays | Primary Magenta Heavy Body | 2.4 | ||
| Rust Acrylics - Matt | Raw Sienna Heavy Body | 9.4 | ||
| Sand Acrylics - Matt | Yellow Oxide OPEN Acrylics | 3.6 | ||
| Sand Aerosol Sprays | Yellow Oxide OPEN Acrylics | 3.6 | ||
| Satin Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Benzimidazolone Yellow Light Heavy Body | 0.0 | ||
| Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | Quinacridone Red Fluid | 0.9 | ||
| Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 5.4 | ||
| Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 5.0 | ||
| Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | Burnt Umber SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 3.6 | ||
| Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | Pyrrole Red SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | 0.6 | ||
| Silver Acrylics - Metallics | N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 2.3 | ||
| Silver Aerosol Sprays | N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | 4.3 | ||
| Tan Acrylics - Gloss | Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Fluid | 4.5 | ||
| Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | 5.2 | ||
| Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue Fluid | 1.5 | ||
| US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | 6.6 | ||
| US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | Chromium Oxide Green Heavy Body | 5.6 | ||
| US Tan Acrylics - Matt | Raw Sienna Fluid | 5.5 | ||
| WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body | 4.9 | ||
| White Acrylics - Gloss | Benzimidazolone Yellow Light Heavy Body | 0.0 | ||
| White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Teal Heavy Body | 2.6 | ||
| White Matt Aerosol Sprays | Carbon Black OPEN Acrylics | 1.7 | ||
| Yellow Acrylics - Gloss | Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium Fluid | 1.5 | ||
| Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium Fluid | 1.2 | ||