Humbrol to Mr. Hobby paint conversion chart
Every Humbrol paint with its closest Mr. Hobby equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.
87 of the 112 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in Mr. Hobby within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 26 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 3.7. The 25 gaps are not spread evenly: 6 of them are reds, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range Mr. Hobby 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 Mr. Hobby setShop Humbrol set
| Humbrol | Mr. Hobby | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | Shine Silver Mr Color | 3.7 | ||
| Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | Gun Chrome Mr Color | 3.9 | ||
| Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | Brass Mr Metal Color | 5.9 | ||
| Army Green Acrylics - Matt | Dark Seagray Mr Color | 3.7 | ||
| Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Duck Egg Green Mr Color | 4.4 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Gloss | Black Acrysion | 0.0 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Satin | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | 3.7 | ||
| Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Black Acrysion | 0.0 | ||
| Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | 1.7 | ||
| Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color | 3.7 | ||
| Blue Acrylics - Matt | Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX | 4.0 | ||
| Brass Aerosol Sprays | Yellow Fs13538 Mr Color | 6.2 | ||
| Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Yellow Fs13538 Mr Color | 4.9 | ||
| Bright Green Acrylics - Matt | Yellow Green Mr Color | 7.1 | ||
| Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Rust Red Aqueous Hobby Color | 5.0 | ||
| Brown Acrylics - Matt | Red Brown (2) Aqueous Hobby Color | 5.8 | ||
| Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | IJN Green Aqueous Hobby Color | 5.8 | ||
| Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | IJN Green Aqueous Hobby Color | 2.9 | ||
| Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | Dust Brown Aqueous Hobby Color | 3.8 | ||
| Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Plate Silver Next Mr Color Super Metallic | 2.6 | ||
| Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays | RX-78 Yellow Gundam Color Spray | 2.9 | ||
| Copper Acrylics - Metallics | Brass Mr Metal Color | 4.6 | ||
| Cream Acrylics - Matt | Radome Mr Color | 4.9 | ||
| Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | Red Fs11136 Mr Color | 3.1 | ||
| Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays | Character Flesh (1) Mr Color | 4.6 | ||
| Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color | 5.6 | ||
| Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | Japanese Brown Mr Color | 1.8 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss | Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set | 7.7 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | Russian Green (2) Mr Color | 5.2 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | Light Green Mr Color | 4.6 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set | 3.0 | ||
| Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | German Gray Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set | 2.6 | ||
| Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | Cement Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | 3.4 | ||
| Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set | 3.9 | ||
| Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Red Gold Mr Metallic Color GX | 3.4 | ||
| Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | MS Titans Blue 2 Gundam Color for Builders | 3.5 | ||
| Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss | Green Fs34227 Aqueous Hobby Color | 4.7 | ||
| Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color | 4.7 | ||
| Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Clear Red Acrysion | 1.4 | ||
| Flesh Acrylics - Matt | Clear Pale Brown Mr Color Lascivus | 4.9 | ||
| Fluorescent Signal Green Acrylics - Gloss | Yellow Green Mr Color | 7.1 | ||
| French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | MS White Gundam Color Spray | 1.4 | ||
| German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | Lederbraun Mr Color | 6.6 | ||
| Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color | 10.1 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Chalky White Aqueous Hobby Color | 0.0 | ||
| Gold Acrylics - Metallics | Gold Mr Metal Color | 2.4 | ||
| Gold Aerosol Sprays | Cream Yellow Acrysion | 3.1 | ||
| Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | Zinc-chromate Type I Fs34151 Mr Color | 4.5 | ||
| Grass Green Aerosol Sprays | Chrome Green Aqueous Hobby Color | 4.9 | ||
| Grey Aerosol Sprays | IJN Hull Color/Maizuru Mr Color | 2.4 | ||
| Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set | 5.2 | ||
| Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | MS Red Gundam Color Spray | 2.5 | ||
| Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | Metallic Red Acrysion | 0.4 | ||
| Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | RX-78 Red Gundam Color for Builders | 1.1 | ||
| Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | Character Red Mr Color | 1.5 | ||
| Ivory Acrylics - Gloss | Gray Fs36622 Mr Color | 6.6 | ||
| Khaki Acrylics - Matt | Japanese Khaki Mr Color | 9.7 | ||
| Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | Light Brown Mr Color | 4.7 | ||
| Leather Acrylics - Matt | Brass Mr Metal Color | 6.9 | ||
| Lemon Acrylics - Matt | Chiara Yellow Mr Color GX | 1.5 | ||
| Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | Shine Silver Mr Color | 1.0 | ||
| Light Olive Aerosol Sprays | Earth Green Mr Color | 3.9 | ||
| Lime Acrylics - Gloss | IJN Type22 Camoflage Color Mr Color | 9.4 | ||
| Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | Duck Egg Green Mr Color | 4.8 | ||
| Magenta Acrylics - Matt | Magenta Primary Color Pigments | 9.4 | ||
| Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | Russian Green "4bo" 1947 Mr Color | 5.4 | ||
| Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | Blue Fs15044 A Aqueous Hobby Color | 3.3 | ||
| Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Jasdf Shallow Ocean Blue Mr Color | 6.5 | ||
| Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | IJN Hull Color/Maizuru Mr Color | 2.3 | ||
| Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders | 4.4 | ||
| Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color | 1.6 | ||
| Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | Phthalo Cyanine Blue Aqueous Hobby Color | 2.6 | ||
| Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt | Rlm79 Sand Yellow Mr Color | 4.6 | ||
| Oak Acrylics - Satin | Clear Pale Orange Mr Color Lascivus | 6.8 | ||
| Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | Dark Seagray Mr Color | 3.2 | ||
| Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Khaki Acrysion | 4.2 | ||
| Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | Earth Green Mr Color | 3.1 | ||
| Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Clear Orange Acrysion | 1.0 | ||
| Orange Aerosol Sprays | Clear Orange Acrysion | 3.2 | ||
| Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | Moonstone Pearl Mr Crystal Color | 2.2 | ||
| Pastel Green Acrylics - Matt | Duck Egg Green Mr Color | 3.7 | ||
| Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | Amethyst Purple Mr Crystal Color | 10.9 | ||
| Pink Acrylics - Matt | Character Flesh (2) Mr Color | 4.9 | ||
| Primer Acrylics - Matt | JMSDF 2705 Dark Gray N4 Mr Color | 2.1 | ||
| Primer Aerosol Sprays | RLM75 Gray Violet Acrysion | 4.1 | ||
| Purple Acrylics - Gloss | MS Titans Blue 1 Mr Color Gundam Color | 9.6 | ||
| RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | Ice Silver Mr Metallic Color GX | 4.2 | ||
| Red Acrylics - Gloss | Flat Red Acrysion | 1.6 | ||
| Red Aerosol Sprays | Deep Clear Red Mr Clear Color GX | 3.8 | ||
| Rust Acrylics - Matt | Copper Mr Metal Color | 6.4 | ||
| Sand Acrylics - Matt | Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set | 4.2 | ||
| Sand Aerosol Sprays | Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set | 5.7 | ||
| Satin Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Chalky White Aqueous Hobby Color | 0.0 | ||
| Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | Red (IJNircraftmarking) Mr Color | 1.9 | ||
| Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | Rlm71 Dark Green Mr Color | 3.1 | ||
| Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | Dark Seagray Bs381c 638 Mr Color | 4.0 | ||
| Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | Smoke Gray Acrysion | 2.0 | ||
| Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | Brown Acrysion | 2.7 | ||
| Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Silver Acrysion | 0.8 | ||
| Silver Aerosol Sprays | Shine Silver Mr Color | 0.8 | ||
| Tan Acrylics - Gloss | Brass Mr Metal Color | 6.2 | ||
| Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | Gray Fs36081 Mr Color | 1.6 | ||
| Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | MS Blue Gundam Color Spray | 1.5 | ||
| US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Acrysion | 1.6 | ||
| US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | Chrome Green Aqueous Hobby Color | 2.9 | ||
| US Tan Acrylics - Matt | Rough Sand Aqueous Hobby Color | 4.8 | ||
| WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | Azure Blue Mr Color | 3.2 | ||
| White Acrylics - Gloss | Chalky White Aqueous Hobby Color | 0.0 | ||
| White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Plate Silver Next Mr Color Super Metallic | 2.3 | ||
| White Matt Aerosol Sprays | MS Red Gundam Color Spray | 0.0 | ||
| Yellow Acrylics - Gloss | Clear Yellow Acrysion | 1.2 | ||
| Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Clear Yellow Acrysion | 1.0 | ||