Paint Equivalents

Humbrol to Mission Models paint conversion chart

Every Humbrol paint with its closest Mission Models equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.

65 of the 112 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. 18 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.5. 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.

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

Converting a one-coat range? Contrast, Speedpaint and Xpress rows need a tighter bracket than the rest of this table

Reverse: Mission Models → Humbrol

The reverse chart is a different answer, not this one upside down: how much of a range another really covers, in both directions