Humbrol to Mr. Paint paint conversion chart
Every Humbrol paint with its closest Mr. Paint equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.
84 of the 112 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in Mr. Paint within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 22 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 3.6. The 28 gaps are not spread evenly: 7 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range Mr. Paint 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. Paint setShop Humbrol set
| Humbrol | Mr. Paint | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | Light Gray Mr Paint | 3.2 | ||
| Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | Light Gray Mr Paint | 0.8 | ||
| Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | Rosso Mimetico Mr Paint | 2.3 | ||
| Army Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Mimetico Mr Paint | 2.3 | ||
| Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Insignia White Ana 601 Mr Paint | 9.2 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Gloss | Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 0.0 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Satin | Dark Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 2.7 | ||
| Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Black Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 0.0 | ||
| Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | Black Mr Paint | 2.3 | ||
| Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 0.9 | ||
| Blue Acrylics - Matt | Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 3.6 | ||
| Brass Aerosol Sprays | Giallo Cromo Mr Paint | 2.4 | ||
| Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Giallo Cromo Mr Paint | 1.1 | ||
| Bright Green Acrylics - Matt | Porsche Lizard Green Mr Paint - Car | 5.1 | ||
| Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Medium Rust Mr Paint | 3.1 | ||
| Brown Acrylics - Matt | Dark Brown Čsn 2430/Čsn 1010 Mr Paint | 2.8 | ||
| Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | IJAAF 27 Ao Midori Iro (Blue Green, "Jungle Green") Mr Paint | 4.9 | ||
| Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | Dark Green Mr Paint | 5.8 | ||
| Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | Special Brown FS30140 Mr Paint | 1.6 | ||
| Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Chrome Mr Paint | 3.9 | ||
| Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays | Chrome Mr Paint | 4.8 | ||
| Copper Acrylics - Metallics | Medium Rust Mr Paint | 7.0 | ||
| Cream Acrylics - Matt | Bianco Avorio Mr Paint | 5.0 | ||
| Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | Rosso Corsa Ferrari No.300 Mr Paint - Car | 3.0 | ||
| Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays | Cdl Bleached Mr Paint | 4.2 | ||
| Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | Dark Yellow RAL 7028 Var. 1 Mr Paint | 7.1 | ||
| Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | Tan 507m Mr Paint | 2.3 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss | Nato Green Mr Paint | 3.6 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | RLM 25 Hellgrun Mr Paint | 4.2 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | RLM 25 Hellgrun Mr Paint | 3.8 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Amt-6 Black Mr Paint | 5.7 | ||
| Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | Nobels Dark Tarmac No.4 Mr Paint | 2.7 | ||
| Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | Cdl Variant 1 Mr Paint | 4.3 | ||
| Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Bsc No.61 Mr Paint | 3.3 | ||
| Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Fine Surface Primer-sand Yellow Mr Paint | 3.9 | ||
| Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | Bianco Neve Mr Paint | 7.7 | ||
| Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss | Porsche Signal Green Mr Paint - Car | 3.2 | ||
| Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint | 5.6 | ||
| Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Red Clear Mr Paint | 3.9 | ||
| Flesh Acrylics - Matt | Orange RAL 2017 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 5.0 | ||
| Fluorescent Signal Green Acrylics - Gloss | Porsche Lizard Green Mr Paint - Car | 5.1 | ||
| French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 2.8 | ||
| German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | Copper Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 2.5 | ||
| Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint | 3.0 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Fine Surface Primer-white Mr Paint | 0.0 | ||
| Gold Acrylics - Metallics | Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 4.1 | ||
| Gold Aerosol Sprays | Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 4.0 | ||
| Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Mimetico Mr Paint | 3.3 | ||
| Grass Green Aerosol Sprays | Verde Mimetico Mr Paint | 1.9 | ||
| Grey Aerosol Sprays | Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint | 2.2 | ||
| Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | Nato Green Mr Paint | 3.5 | ||
| Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 2.9 | ||
| Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | Rosso Mr Paint | 1.9 | ||
| Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Giallo Cromo Mr Paint | 2.8 | ||
| Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint | 1.3 | ||
| Ivory Acrylics - Gloss | U.S. Navy White FS17875 Mr Paint | 7.9 | ||
| Khaki Acrylics - Matt | Green Brown RAL 8000 Mr Paint | 4.9 | ||
| Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | Us Desert Sand FS30279 Mr Paint | 3.8 | ||
| Leather Acrylics - Matt | Red Rust Mr Paint | 6.4 | ||
| Lemon Acrylics - Matt | Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint | 2.6 | ||
| Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | Light Gray Mr Paint | 5.3 | ||
| Light Olive Aerosol Sprays | Olive Drab Ana 613 Mr Paint | 1.6 | ||
| Lime Acrylics - Gloss | Grabber Lime - Ford Mustang Mr Paint - Car | 5.0 | ||
| Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | Grünblau Mr Paint | 6.6 | ||
| Magenta Acrylics - Matt | Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 12.7 | ||
| Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | Sac Bomber Green FS34127 Mr Paint | 2.2 | ||
| Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | Raf Blue-grey Bs633 Mr Paint | 4.3 | ||
| Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Insignia Blue Mr Paint | 6.0 | ||
| Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint | 2.3 | ||
| Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | Blue SU-27 Mr Paint | 3.7 | ||
| Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Morning Blue Mr Paint | 6.2 | ||
| Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | Blue Metallic For Subaru Brz Mr Paint - Car | 5.5 | ||
| Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt | Rosso Mimetico Mr Paint | 0.7 | ||
| Oak Acrylics - Satin | Cdl Bleached Mr Paint | 5.5 | ||
| Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | Verde Mimetico Mr Paint | 3.9 | ||
| Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Soviet Protective Green KHV-518 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 2.8 | ||
| Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | 4bo - 1947 Russian Green Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 1.5 | ||
| Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Orange Ladders For Russian Aircraft Mr Paint | 2.4 | ||
| Orange Aerosol Sprays | Orange Ladders For Russian Aircraft Mr Paint | 1.9 | ||
| Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | Blue - Gray Mr Paint | 7.7 | ||
| Pastel Green Acrylics - Matt | Grünblau Mr Paint | 9.9 | ||
| Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | Russian Cockpit Sealant Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 16.3 | ||
| Pink Acrylics - Matt | Russian Cockpit Sealant Mr Paint | 7.5 | ||
| Primer Acrylics - Matt | Dark Gunship Grey FS36081 Mr Paint | 1.2 | ||
| Primer Aerosol Sprays | Light Slate Grey Mr Paint | 3.7 | ||
| Purple Acrylics - Gloss | Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car | 7.0 | ||
| RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint | 8.8 | ||
| Red Acrylics - Gloss | A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint | 2.7 | ||
| Red Aerosol Sprays | Red Clear Mr Paint | 1.9 | ||
| Rust Acrylics - Matt | Red-brown Clear Mr Paint | 4.9 | ||
| Sand Acrylics - Matt | Bsc No.61 Mr Paint | 3.6 | ||
| Sand Aerosol Sprays | Bsc No.61 Mr Paint | 4.4 | ||
| Satin Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Fine Surface Primer-white Mr Paint | 0.0 | ||
| Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | RLM 23 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 1.6 | ||
| Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | Steel Mr Paint | 0.6 | ||
| Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | Dark Gunship Grey FS36081 Mr Paint | 1.9 | ||
| Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | Bruno Mimetico Mr Paint | 3.5 | ||
| Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | Insignia Red Us Navy Training And Arctic Camo Mr Paint | 3.1 | ||
| Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Bianco Neve Mr Paint | 5.5 | ||
| Silver Aerosol Sprays | Light Gray Mr Paint | 5.4 | ||
| Tan Acrylics - Gloss | Medium Rust Mr Paint | 4.4 | ||
| Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint | 2.3 | ||
| Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 3.9 | ||
| US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | Blue - Gray Mr Paint | 3.6 | ||
| US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | Verde Mimetico Mr Paint | 3.9 | ||
| US Tan Acrylics - Matt | RLM 79 Variant 1 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | 3.3 | ||
| WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | Azure Blue Ana 609 Mr Paint | 8.0 | ||
| White Acrylics - Gloss | Fine Surface Primer-white Mr Paint | 0.0 | ||
| White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Chrome Mr Paint | 2.5 | ||
| White Matt Aerosol Sprays | Exhaust Metal Mr Paint | 1.5 | ||
| Yellow Acrylics - Gloss | Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint | 2.1 | ||
| Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint | 2.2 | ||