Humbrol to Scale75 paint conversion chart
Every Humbrol paint with its closest Scale75 equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.
98 of the 112 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in Scale75 within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 31 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 3.1. The 14 gaps are not spread evenly: 4 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range Scale75 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 Scale75 setShop Humbrol set
| Humbrol | Scale75 | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | Primer Surface White Primers | 0.6 | ||
| Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | Primer Surface White Primers | 2.5 | ||
| Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | Orange Leather Scale Color Range | 2.3 | ||
| Army Green Acrylics - Matt | Dust In Summertime Soil Works | 3.3 | ||
| Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Cremeweiss Warfront Range | 7.9 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Gloss | Dark Stains Soil Works | 0.0 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Satin | Black Ink Artist Range | 2.6 | ||
| Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Dark Stains Soil Works | 0.0 | ||
| Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | Decay Black Fantasy & Games Range | 1.8 | ||
| Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | Inktense Black Inktensity Range | 3.1 | ||
| Blue Acrylics - Matt | Light Ultramarine Artist Range | 2.0 | ||
| Brass Aerosol Sprays | Dwarven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range | 2.3 | ||
| Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Dwarven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range | 4.1 | ||
| Bright Green Acrylics - Matt | Spring Green Artist Range | 3.5 | ||
| Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Chink Orange Fantasy & Games Range | 3.8 | ||
| Brown Acrylics - Matt | Old Copper Metal N Alchemy Range | 5.5 | ||
| Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | Sap Green Artist Range | 5.0 | ||
| Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | Sap Green Artist Range | 2.5 | ||
| Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | Ss Camo Gray Brown Warfront Range | 3.4 | ||
| Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics | White Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | 2.8 | ||
| Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays | White Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | 4.1 | ||
| Copper Acrylics - Metallics | Rotbraun 44 Warfront Range | 4.8 | ||
| Cream Acrylics - Matt | Savage Beige Instant Colors Range | 2.1 | ||
| Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | Mayhem Red Fantasy & Games Range | 2.2 | ||
| Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays | Grau Warfront Range | 1.5 | ||
| Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | Brown Gray Scale Color Range | 2.9 | ||
| Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | Walnut Scale Color Range | 2.3 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss | Ss Camo Dark Green Warfront Range | 2.9 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | Boreal Green Scale Color Range | 6.5 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | Boreal Green Scale Color Range | 6.6 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Shadow Black Instant Colors Range | 3.2 | ||
| Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | Anthartic Grey Scale Color Range | 2.9 | ||
| Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | Thar Brown Scale Color Range | 2.8 | ||
| Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Iroko Scale Color Range | 4.8 | ||
| Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Iroko Scale Color Range | 3.4 | ||
| Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | Sky Blue Artist Range | 8.0 | ||
| Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss | Green Moss Soil Works | 3.6 | ||
| Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | Violet Grey Artist Range | 2.2 | ||
| Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Red Label Warfront Range | 1.0 | ||
| Flesh Acrylics - Matt | Drain Life Instant Colors Range | 2.8 | ||
| Fluorescent Signal Green Acrylics - Gloss | Spring Green Artist Range | 3.5 | ||
| French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range | 1.1 | ||
| German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | Dark Earth Warfront Range | 2.2 | ||
| Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | Violet Blue Scale Color Range | 6.4 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Medium Wet Soil Works | 0.0 | ||
| Gold Acrylics - Metallics | Naples Yellow Artist Range | 2.1 | ||
| Gold Aerosol Sprays | Naples Yellow Artist Range | 1.7 | ||
| Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | Dust In Summertime Soil Works | 4.6 | ||
| Grass Green Aerosol Sprays | Dust In Summertime Soil Works | 4.2 | ||
| Grey Aerosol Sprays | Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | 1.7 | ||
| Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | Ss Camo Top Shadows Warfront Range | 3.7 | ||
| Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | Inktense Black Inktensity Range | 0.3 | ||
| Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | Inktense Red Inktensity Range | 1.9 | ||
| Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range | 0.5 | ||
| Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | Antares Red Scale Color Range | 0.9 | ||
| Ivory Acrylics - Gloss | Cremeweiss Warfront Range | 5.2 | ||
| Khaki Acrylics - Matt | Cokum Copper Fantasy & Games Range | 3.1 | ||
| Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | Amber Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range | 3.4 | ||
| Leather Acrylics - Matt | Kalahari Orange Scale Color Range | 4.7 | ||
| Lemon Acrylics - Matt | Primary Yellow Artist Range | 3.3 | ||
| Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | 1.1 | ||
| Light Olive Aerosol Sprays | Olive Green Artist Range | 4.4 | ||
| Lime Acrylics - Gloss | Goblin Flesh Fantasy & Games Range | 4.4 | ||
| Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | Undead Flesh Fantasy & Games Range | 9.6 | ||
| Magenta Acrylics - Matt | Magenta Artist Range | 7.0 | ||
| Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | Ss Camo Medium Green Warfront Range | 2.0 | ||
| Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | Panzer Grey Warfront Range | 3.2 | ||
| Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Sky Blue Scale Color Range | 4.8 | ||
| Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | 3.3 | ||
| Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | Sky Blue Scale Color Range | 2.5 | ||
| Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Inktense Blue Inktensity Range | 3.9 | ||
| Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | Navy Blue Scale Color Range | 3.2 | ||
| Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt | Orange Leather Scale Color Range | 3.6 | ||
| Oak Acrylics - Satin | Phoenix Egg Instant Colors Range | 3.7 | ||
| Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | Dust In Summertime Soil Works | 1.3 | ||
| Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Ss Camo Medium Green Warfront Range | 1.0 | ||
| Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | Gobi Brown Scale Color Range | 3.7 | ||
| Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Orange Warfront Range | 0.6 | ||
| Orange Aerosol Sprays | Ragweed Orange Instant Colors Range | 1.5 | ||
| Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | Primer Surface White Primers | 8.4 | ||
| Pastel Green Acrylics - Matt | Acid Green Instant Colors Range | 10.3 | ||
| Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | Kunzite Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range | 4.6 | ||
| Pink Acrylics - Matt | Tourmaline Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range | 2.5 | ||
| Primer Acrylics - Matt | Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range | 3.0 | ||
| Primer Aerosol Sprays | Field Grey 2 Warfront Range | 6.2 | ||
| Purple Acrylics - Gloss | Violet Artist Range | 3.2 | ||
| RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | Cobalt Violet Grey Artist Range | 4.5 | ||
| Red Acrylics - Gloss | Red Label Warfront Range | 2.3 | ||
| Red Aerosol Sprays | Primary Red Artist Range | 1.9 | ||
| Rust Acrylics - Matt | Pink Flesh Artist Range | 5.3 | ||
| Sand Acrylics - Matt | Dwarven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range | 4.9 | ||
| Sand Aerosol Sprays | Dwarven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range | 4.5 | ||
| Satin Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Medium Wet Soil Works | 0.0 | ||
| Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | Health Red Instant Colors Range | 2.2 | ||
| Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range | 4.4 | ||
| Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range | 4.4 | ||
| Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | Earth Green Artist Range | 3.3 | ||
| Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | Red Label Warfront Range | 2.8 | ||
| Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Odorless Thinner Soil Works | 1.1 | ||
| Silver Aerosol Sprays | Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | 0.9 | ||
| Tan Acrylics - Gloss | Chink Orange Fantasy & Games Range | 5.8 | ||
| Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | Despair Green Fantasy & Games Range | 4.5 | ||
| Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Yellow Code Warfront Range | 3.4 | ||
| US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | Artic Blue Scale Color Range | 3.5 | ||
| US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | Ardenes Green Scale Color Range | 1.6 | ||
| US Tan Acrylics - Matt | Blackert Brown Fantasy & Games Range | 1.4 | ||
| WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | Mediterranean Blue Scale Color Range | 4.6 | ||
| White Acrylics - Gloss | Medium Wet Soil Works | 0.0 | ||
| White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Fuel And Grease Soil Works | 1.1 | ||
| White Matt Aerosol Sprays | Eclipse Grey Scale Color Range | 1.3 | ||
| Yellow Acrylics - Gloss | Sulfur Yellow Instant Colors Range | 2.3 | ||
| Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Sulfur Yellow Instant Colors Range | 2.0 | ||