Humbrol to Tamiya paint conversion chart
Every Humbrol paint with its closest Tamiya equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 112 rows, sorted by name.
67 of the 112 Humbrol colours below have an equivalent in Tamiya 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 4.3. The 45 gaps are not spread evenly: 14 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Humbrol range Tamiya 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 Tamiya setShop Humbrol set
| Humbrol | Tamiya | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics | Mica silver Lacquer Paint | 2.5 | ||
| Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray | 3.4 | ||
| Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.1 | ||
| Army Green Acrylics - Matt | Field grey Spray | 8.5 | ||
| Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Light gray Aircraft Spray | 6.5 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Gloss | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| Black Acrylics - Satin | Black Lacquer Paint | 4.0 | ||
| Black Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Black Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.6 | ||
| Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.4 | ||
| Blue Acrylics - Matt | Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.5 | ||
| Brass Aerosol Sprays | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.3 | ||
| Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Pure orange Lacquer Paint | 4.7 | ||
| Bright Green Acrylics - Matt | Candy lime green Spray | 1.6 | ||
| Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.4 | ||
| Brown Acrylics - Matt | Linoleum deck brown Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.2 | ||
| Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | Olive green Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.6 | ||
| Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | Dark green Aircraft Spray | 2.1 | ||
| Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | Flat earth Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.2 | ||
| Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Racing white Spray | 2.2 | ||
| Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays | Racing white Spray | 3.9 | ||
| Copper Acrylics - Metallics | Metallic brown Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.8 | ||
| Cream Acrylics - Matt | Titanium gold Lacquer Paint | 5.3 | ||
| Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 9.4 | ||
| Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays | Light gray Lacquer Paint | 7.1 | ||
| Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | Light gun metal Lacquer Paint | 5.7 | ||
| Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | 6.6 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss | Dark green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray | 3.8 | ||
| Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | NATO green Lacquer Paint | 7.2 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | NATO green Lacquer Paint | 7.6 | ||
| Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.8 | ||
| Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | Dark grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.0 | ||
| Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | 2.9 | ||
| Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.0 | ||
| Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Wooden deck tan Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | Light gray (IJN) Lacquer Paint | 8.1 | ||
| Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss | Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray | 6.5 | ||
| Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | Metallic gray Lacquer Paint | 4.0 | ||
| Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Metallic red Spray | 0.8 | ||
| Flesh Acrylics - Matt | Brilliant orange Spray | 7.8 | ||
| Fluorescent Signal Green Acrylics - Gloss | Candy lime green Spray | 1.6 | ||
| French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Pearl blue Lacquer Paint | 3.2 | ||
| German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | Linoleum deck brown Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 10.9 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| Gold Acrylics - Metallics | Gold Spray | 4.6 | ||
| Gold Aerosol Sprays | Gold Spray | 4.4 | ||
| Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.8 | ||
| Grass Green Aerosol Sprays | Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.2 | ||
| Grey Aerosol Sprays | IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.9 | ||
| Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | Khaki drab Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.4 | ||
| Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.4 | ||
| Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 4.9 | ||
| Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Camel yellow Spray | 1.7 | ||
| Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 1.8 | ||
| Ivory Acrylics - Gloss | Pearl clear Spray | 7.0 | ||
| Khaki Acrylics - Matt | Brown (JGSDF) Spray | 8.3 | ||
| Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | Tan Aircraft Spray | 8.3 | ||
| Leather Acrylics - Matt | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | 6.6 | ||
| Lemon Acrylics - Matt | Flat yellow Lacquer Paint | 1.2 | ||
| Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat | 1.4 | ||
| Light Olive Aerosol Sprays | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | 6.4 | ||
| Lime Acrylics - Gloss | Light green Acrylics Mini Gloss | 5.0 | ||
| Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | J.A. grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.8 | ||
| Magenta Acrylics - Matt | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 9.5 | ||
| Matt Olive Drab Acrylics - Matt | Olive drab 2 Spray | 5.0 | ||
| Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.6 | ||
| Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | French blue Spray | 3.6 | ||
| Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.0 | ||
| Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.5 | ||
| Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.3 | ||
| Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.1 | ||
| Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.0 | ||
| Oak Acrylics - Satin | Metallic gold Spray | 6.0 | ||
| Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.2 | ||
| Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | Olive drab Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.8 | ||
| Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | 4.2 | ||
| Orange Acrylics - Gloss | Orange Spray | 5.0 | ||
| Orange Aerosol Sprays | Clear orange Spray | 5.8 | ||
| Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | Mica silver Lacquer Paint | 9.7 | ||
| Pastel Green Acrylics - Matt | J.A. grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.8 | ||
| Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt | Pearl light red Spray | 11.8 | ||
| Pink Acrylics - Matt | Pink Spray | 8.1 | ||
| Primer Acrylics - Matt | Gun metal Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.8 | ||
| Primer Aerosol Sprays | Medium blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.0 | ||
| Purple Acrylics - Gloss | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | 9.9 | ||
| RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 8.6 | ||
| Red Acrylics - Gloss | Metallic red Spray | 2.8 | ||
| Red Aerosol Sprays | Flat red Lacquer Paint | 3.5 | ||
| Rust Acrylics - Matt | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 9.1 | ||
| Sand Acrylics - Matt | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 1.2 | ||
| Sand Aerosol Sprays | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.1 | ||
| Satin Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 3.0 | ||
| Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | 4.4 | ||
| Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | Gun metal Acrylics Mini Gloss | 2.7 | ||
| Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | Dark iron Lacquer Paint | 5.3 | ||
| Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | Pure metallic red Lacquer Paint | 2.6 | ||
| Silver Acrylics - Metallics | Silver Lacquer Paint | 1.1 | ||
| Silver Aerosol Sprays | Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat | 1.6 | ||
| Tan Acrylics - Gloss | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 7.0 | ||
| Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.4 | ||
| Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt | Chrome yellow Spray | 3.7 | ||
| US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.5 | ||
| US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint | 5.6 | ||
| US Tan Acrylics - Matt | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 4.3 | ||
| WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | Blue violet Spray | 4.8 | ||
| White Acrylics - Gloss | Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | Racing white Spray | 2.8 | ||
| White Matt Aerosol Sprays | Black Spray | 0.3 | ||
| Yellow Acrylics - Gloss | Flat yellow Lacquer Paint | 1.6 | ||
| Yellow Aerosol Sprays | Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint | 1.3 | ||