Paint Equivalents

Liquitex to Humbrol paint conversion chart

Every Liquitex paint with its closest Humbrol equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 105 rows, sorted by name.

50 of the 105 Liquitex colours below have an equivalent in Humbrol within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 12 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.2. The 55 gaps are not spread evenly: 10 of them are blues, so that is the corner of the Liquitex range Humbrol 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 Humbrol setShop Liquitex set

LiquitexHumbrolΔE
Alizarin Crimson Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 1.3
Bright Aqua Green Heavy Body Acrylix Bright Green Acrylics - Matt 13.2
Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt 8.0
Brilliant Purple Heavy Body Acrylix Magenta Acrylics - Matt 13.2
Brilliant Yellow Green Heavy Body Acrylix Lime Acrylics - Gloss 11.3
Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix Olive Green Acrylics - Matt 7.8
Burnt Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix White Gloss Aerosol Sprays 2.2
Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix White Gloss Aerosol Sprays 1.9
Cadmium-free Orange Heavy Body Acrylix Orange Aerosol Sprays 2.1
Cadmium-free Red Deep Heavy Body Acrylix Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 5.6
Cadmium-free Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss 4.8
Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 1.6
Cadmium-free Yellow Deep Heavy Body Acrylix Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics 1.2
Cadmium-free Yellow Light Heavy Body Acrylix Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 3.3
Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix Gold Aerosol Sprays 2.8
Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 4.8
Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 13.5
Chromium Oxide Green Heavy Body Acrylix Grass Green Acrylics - Matt 4.8
Deep Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix Purple Acrylics - Gloss 16.8
Deep Violet Heavy Body Acrylix Purple Acrylics - Gloss 10.9
Dioxazine Purple Heavy Body Acrylix White Gloss Aerosol Sprays 2.3
Emerald Green Heavy Body Acrylix Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss 5.8
Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 8.8
Fluorescent Green Heavy Body Acrylix Bright Green Acrylics - Matt 11.7
Fluorescent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix Brass Aerosol Sprays 7.1
Fluorescent Pink Heavy Body Acrylix Red Aerosol Sprays 14.0
Fluorescent Red Heavy Body Acrylix Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss 10.7
Fluorescent Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix Lemon Acrylics - Matt 11.1
Green Deep Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays 4.8
Green Gold Heavy Body Acrylix Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 8.0
Hooker’s Green Deep Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss 8.5
Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix Silver Acrylics - Metallics 1.1
Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix Purple Acrylics - Gloss 8.9
Indian Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix Brass Aerosol Sprays 6.7
Indigo Heavy Body Acrylix Black Satin Aerosol Sprays 5.1
Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays 10.8
Iridescent Black Heavy Body Acrylix Black Satin Aerosol Sprays 2.8
Iridescent Bright Gold Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 2.8
Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix Grey Aerosol Sprays 4.4
Iridescent Rich Bronze Heavy Body Acrylix Chocolate Acrylics - Matt 6.0
Iridescent Rich Copper Heavy Body Acrylix Brown Acrylics - Matt 3.1
Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix Khaki Acrylics - Matt 5.4
Iridescent Rich Silver Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 2.8
Iridescent Rose Gold Heavy Body Acrylix Rust Acrylics - Matt 9.2
Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix Silver Acrylics - Metallics 3.6
Ivory Black Heavy Body Acrylix Black Matt Aerosol Sprays 1.6
Light Bismuth Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix Oak Acrylics - Satin 5.1
Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin 13.6
Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt 9.7
Light Emerald Green Heavy Body Acrylix Bright Green Acrylics - Matt 2.9
Light Green Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss 4.6
Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt 13.1
Light Pink Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 2.6
Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays 10.5
Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix Black Matt Aerosol Sprays 1.2
Medium Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix Magenta Acrylics - Matt 10.4
Muted Green Heavy Body Acrylix Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays 7.1
Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix White Matt Aerosol Sprays 0.6
Muted Pink Heavy Body Acrylix Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 10.2
Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays 3.6
Muted Violet Heavy Body Acrylix Black Satin Aerosol Sprays 8.5
Naphthol Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 1.3
Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays 2.8
Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix Sand Aerosol Sprays 1.9
Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 7.6
Parchment Heavy Body Acrylix Oak Acrylics - Satin 6.6
Payne's Gray Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 2.3
Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix White Gloss Aerosol Sprays 2.2
Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix Purple Acrylics - Gloss 7.1
Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 2.3
Phthalocyanine Green Yellow Shade Heavy Body Acrylix Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays 6.2
Prism Violet Heavy Body Acrylix Purple Acrylics - Gloss 8.9
Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays 7.5
Pyrrole Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 9.0
Pyrrole Orange Heavy Body Acrylix Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss 7.8
Pyrrole Red Heavy Body Acrylix Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 3.8
Quinacridone Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix Purple Acrylics - Gloss 10.2
Quinacridone Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 6.7
Quinacridone Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 16.1
Quinacridone Red Heavy Body Acrylix Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 5.2
Quinacridone Red-orange Heavy Body Acrylix Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 8.6
Raw Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 2.8
Raw Umber Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 2.3
Red Oxide Heavy Body Acrylix Brown Acrylics - Matt 5.8
Sap Green Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss 3.7
Titanium White Heavy Body Acrylix Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics 2.8
Transparent Burnt Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt 8.1
Transparent Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 6.4
Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss 3.4
Transparent Raw Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix Copper Acrylics - Metallics 5.2
Transparent Raw Umber Heavy Body Acrylix Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 1.8
Transparent Viridian Hue Heavy Body Acrylix Dark Green Aerosol Sprays 1.6
Turner’s Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix Brass Aerosol Sprays 4.3
Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays 3.7
Ultramarine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 5.5
Ultramarine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 4.2
Unbleached Titanium Heavy Body Acrylix Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 2.5
Van Dyke Red Heavy Body Acrylix Black Satin Aerosol Sprays 6.0
Viridian Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays 3.9
Vivid Lime Green Heavy Body Acrylix Lime Acrylics - Gloss 10.2
Vivid Red Orange Heavy Body Acrylix Orange Acrylics - Gloss 4.1
Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 4.2
Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 2.5
Yellow Orange Azo Heavy Body Acrylix Brass Aerosol Sprays 4.7
Yellow Oxide Heavy Body Acrylix Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt 6.1

One side of this chart is a craft or fine-art range: what these matches promise, and where a craft bottle belongs on a model

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

Reverse: Humbrol → Liquitex

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