Paint Equivalents

Humbrol to Mission Models paint conversion chart

Every Humbrol paint with its closest Mission Models equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 115 rows, sorted by name.

68 of the 115 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in Mission Models within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 21 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.3. The 47 gaps are not spread evenly: 12 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range Mission Models does not answer.

HumbrolMission ModelsΔE
Aluminium Grey Primer 4.4
Aluminium Arcadian Blue (F 1965) 2.7
Antique Bronze Copper 1.1
Army Green Olivegrun RLM 80 (Trop) 5.0
Beige Green Crocus Yellow 8.2
Black Black 0.0
Black Black 0.0
Black Black 4.5
Black Gloss Black 0.0
Black Matt NATO Black 4.2
Black Satin Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII 2.7
Blue Blue 8.5
Brass New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) 9.0
Brass Metallic New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) 8.8
Bright Green Green Zinc Chromate 6.7
Bronze Metallic Russian 6k FS 30117 7.5
Brown Japanese Propeller Brown 5.3
Brunswick Green Dunkelgrün RLM 71 6.1
Brunswick Green Dunkelgrün RLM 71 8.4
Chocolate Dark Tan FS 30219 5.7
Chrome Silver Light Gull Grey FS 16440 3.8
Chrome Silver RAF High Speed Silver 4.7
Copper Russian 6k FS 30117 3.8
Cream British Sand Yellow Modern AFV 5.5
Crimson Pearl Red 2.9
Dark Brown US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 5.3
Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Duraluminum 7.9
Dark Earth Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 7.2
Dark Green Braunviolet RLM 81 6.1
Dark Green Green 5.3
Dark Green Green 5.9
Dark Green US Dark Green FS 34079 6.3
Dark Grey Grauviolet RLM 75 3.2
Desert Tan Concrete 1 4.6
Desert Yellow Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 6.1
Desert Yellow Brass 4.6
Duck Egg Blue Light Gull Grey FS 16440 10.8
Emerald Green Transparent Green 2.1
Extra Dark Sea Grey Duraluminum 2.4
Fire Orange Insignia Red FS 31136 3.1
Flesh Light Rust 1 7.7
Fluorescent Signal Green Green Zinc Chromate 6.7
French Blue Iridescent Blue 4.8
German Camouflage Red Signalbraun RAL 8002 5.0
Gloss Purple Purple (Purple Violet) 11.1
Gloss Varnish Clear Primer (Transparent) 0.0
Gold Gold 2.6
Gold Gold 2.3
Grass Green Dunkelgrün RLM 83 2.9
Grass Green Olivegrun RLM 80 (Trop) 2.8
Grey White Aluminum 0.6
Gun Metal US Dark Green FS 34079 5.8
Gunmetal NATO Black 1.2
Insignia Red Iridescent Cherry 3.6
Insignia Yellow Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII 2.7
Italian Racing Red Red 3.9
Ivory Crocus Yellow 3.5
Khaki Sand Merdec 8.3
Khaki Drill IDF Sand Grey Version 2 2.4
Leather Russian 6k FS 30117 3.5
Lemon Farm Tractor Yellow 1.2
Light Grey Grey Primer 2.4
Light Olive US Army Khaki Drab FS 34088 3.3
Lime Pearl Kiwi Lime 4.3
Lime Green RAF underside Sky 610 8.8
Magenta Pearl Wild Berry 1.6
Matt Olive Drab USAAF Olive Drab 41 WWII 4.8
Matt Tank Grey Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) 5.3
Mediterranean Blue Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets 8.1
Medium Sea Grey White Aluminum 2.1
Middle Blue Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets 4.8
Midnight Blue Blue 5.2
Midnight Blue Blue 5.3
Natural Wood Copper 1.2
Oak Radome Tan FS 33613 2.0
Ocean Grey US Army Olive Drab Faded 1 FS 34088 4.0
Olive Drab US Army Olive Drab FS 33070 4.6
Olive Green Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 3.4
Orange Light Rust 1 3.8
Orange Light Rust 1 2.3
Pastel Blue Arcadian Blue (F 1965) 7.6
Pastel Green Crocus Yellow 10.4
Pastel Violet Lilac (Chrysler 1966) 5.1
Pink Pink 2.8
Primer Panzer Grey RAL 7021 4.6
Primer Bronze Green British AFV 3.3
Purple Iridescent Plum Purple 7.5
RAF Blue Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 8.3
Red Insignia Red FS 31136 5.1
Red Insignia Red FS 31136 4.2
Rust Pearl Copper 8.1
Sand New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) 6.4
Sand Sandgelb RLM 79 6.9
Satin Varnish Clear Primer (Transparent) 0.0
Scarlet Transparent Red 4.0
Sea Grey Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc 3.3
Sea Grey Panzer Grey RAL 7021 4.2
Service Brown Brown 6.8
Signal Red Insignia Red FS 31136 5.4
Silver Light Gull Grey FS 16440 0.0
Silver Grey Primer 2.2
Tan Russian 6k FS 30117 5.6
Tank Grey Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 6.8
Trainer Yellow Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment 1.8
US Ghost Grey Arcadian Blue (F 1965) 2.4
US Light Green Russian Dark Olive 2 FS 34096 1.3
US Tan Sandgelb RLM 79 7.5
WWI Blue Light Blue (Mecha) 5.8
White Clear Primer (Transparent) 0.0
White Clear Primer (Transparent) 0.0
White Clear Primer (Transparent) 0.0
White Gloss RAF High Speed Silver 3.0
White Matt NATO Black 1.7
Yellow Yellow 0.9
Yellow Yellow 1.2

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