Paint Equivalents

Mission Models to Humbrol paint conversion chart

Every Mission Models paint with its closest Humbrol equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 201 rows, sorted by name.

84 of the 201 Mission Models colours below have an equivalent in Humbrol within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 24 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.6. The 117 gaps are not spread evenly: 25 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Mission Models range Humbrol does not answer.

Mission ModelsHumbrolΔE
Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 Medium Sea Grey 5.2
Aluminum Light Grey 5.4
Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) White Matt 2.8
Aotaki Blue Green Mediterranean Blue 13.0
Arcadian Blue (F 1965) US Ghost Grey 2.4
Azure Blue RAF / FS 35231 WWI Blue 8.4
Black Black 0.0
Black Primer Black 0.0
Blue Midnight Blue 5.2
Brass Desert Yellow 4.6
Braunviolet RLM 81 Gun Metal 6.0
Bright Blue (Mecha etc) WWI Blue 8.6
British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 Grey 9.4
British Light Stone RAL 61 Cream 7.7
British Portland Stone RAL 64 Dark Brown 6.5
British Sand Yellow Modern AFV Cream 5.5
British Slate Grey 34 Grey 8.7
Bronze Green British AFV Primer 3.3
Brown Service Brown 6.8
Chrome Light Grey 7.5
Clear Primer (Transparent) Gloss Varnish 0.0
Cold Rolled Steel Sea Grey 4.3
Concrete 1 Desert Tan 4.6
Copper Antique Bronze 1.1
Coral (CH 1955/626) Rust 11.0
Crocus Yellow Ivory 3.5
Dark Aluminum Grey 6.1
Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 Extra Dark Sea Grey 2.9
Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc Sea Grey 3.3
Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 Grey 8.1
Dark Rust 1 Insignia Red 6.8
Dark Tan FS 30219 Chocolate 5.7
Dunkelbraun RAL 7017 Light Olive 3.6
Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 Desert Yellow 6.1
Dunkelgelb Late 1944 RAL 7028 Cream 7.7
Dunkelgrün RLM 71 Brunswick Green 6.1
Dunkelgrün RLM 83 Grass Green 2.9
Duraluminum Extra Dark Sea Grey 2.4
Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 German Camouflage Red 8.0
Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 Trainer Yellow 3.5
Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF Primer 6.2
Farm Tractor Green (Bright Green) Emerald Green 6.4
Farm Tractor Yellow Lemon 1.2
French Blue (Cobalt Blue) French Blue 6.5
Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII Trainer Yellow 2.0
Gelbbraun RAL 8020 Desert Tan 7.0
Gelbolive RAL 6014 Matt Olive Drab 5.9
German Field Grey 6006 US Light Green 7.2
German WWII Elfenbein Interior White Oak 2.8
Gloss Black Base for Chrome Black 0.0
Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 Tank Grey 6.8
Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 Tank Grey 9.4
Gloss White Base for Chrome Gloss Varnish 0.0
Gold Gold 2.3
Grau RLM 02 Desert Tan 8.1
Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 Olive Green 3.4
Graugrun RLM 74 Dark Grey 6.6
Grauviolet RLM 75 Dark Grey 3.2
Green Dark Green 5.3
Green Zinc Chromate Bright Green 6.7
Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets Middle Blue 4.8
Grey Primer Silver 0.2
Grunbraun RAL 8000 Olive Green 7.8
Gun Metal White Matt 2.1
Gunship Grey FS 36118 Dark Grey 6.4
Have Glass Grey FS36170 Primer 5.9
Haze Grey US Navy 5H Light Grey 7.8
Hellblau RLM 65 US Ghost Grey 9.4
Hellblau RLM 78 Medium Sea Grey 4.5
Hellgrun RLM 82 Grass Green 5.1
High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 Medium Sea Grey 2.4
Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment Trainer Yellow 1.8
Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A Crimson 7.7
IDF Green Olive Drab 5.4
IDF Sand Grey Version 1 Olive Green 6.8
IDF Sand Grey Version 2 Khaki Drill 2.4
Insignia Red FS 31136 Fire Orange 3.1
Insignia White FS 17875 Gloss Varnish 0.0
Intermediate Blue FS 35164 Primer 9.0
Iridescent Blue French Blue 4.8
Iridescent Candy Red Insignia Red 5.7
Iridescent Cherry Crimson 3.6
Iridescent Duck Teal Middle Blue 19.7
Iridescent Lemon Yellow Yellow 4.3
Iridescent Plum Purple Purple 7.5
Iridescent Turquoise Mediterranean Blue 11.1
J3 SP Lt Grey Japanese Zero (Amber) Desert Tan 9.4
Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) Primer 7.7
Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey (Zero) Army Green 7.9
Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII Army Green 14.7
Japanese Propeller Brown Brown 5.3
Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII Black Satin 2.7
LRDG Pink Oak 7.1
Lavender Pastel Violet 10.9
Lichtblau RLM 76 US Ghost Grey 9.7
Light Blue (Mecha) WWI Blue 5.8
Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 Grey 7.6
Light Grey FS 36495 Light Grey 6.5
Light Gull Grey FS 16440 Silver 0.0
Light Gull Grey FS 36440 Light Grey 6.5
Light Neutral Khaki Drill 3.6
Light Rust 1 Orange 2.3
Light Sea Grey FS 36307 Extra Dark Sea Grey 11.3
Lilac (Chrysler 1966) Pastel Violet 5.1
Mahogany (Flight Decks, Tools) Chocolate 6.1
Medium Grey FS 35237 Extra Dark Sea Grey 11.6
Medium Grey FS 36270 Grey 4.8
Metallic Burnt Iron 1 Sea Grey 6.9
NATO Black Gunmetal 1.2
NATO Brown German Camouflage Red 5.7
NATO Green Grass Green 7.3
Neutral Haze Grey US Navy (WWII/Post) Ocean Grey 10.6
New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) Gold 3.3
Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 Extra Dark Sea Grey 10.1
Olive Drab / Dark Green 1968-74 FS 24087 Light Olive 7.1
Olivegrun RAL 6003 Grass Green 6.5
Olivegrun RLM 80 (Trop) Grass Green 2.8
Orange Orange 4.6
Panzer Grey RAL 7021 Sea Grey 4.2
Pearl Copper Leather 4.5
Pearl Deep Black Gunmetal 3.4
Pearl Deep Blue French Blue 7.3
Pearl Deep Charcoal White Matt 2.9
Pearl Deep Green Emerald Green 8.0
Pearl Kiwi Lime Lime 4.3
Pearl Red Crimson 2.9
Pearl Root Beer Brown Black Satin 7.8
Pearl Solid Gold Desert Yellow 9.7
Pearl Starship White Silver 3.0
Pearl Tropical Orange Signal Red 6.1
Pearl Wild Berry Magenta 1.6
Pink Pink 2.8
Pink Primer Pink 10.2
Purple (Purple Violet) Blue 10.2
RAF Dark Earth Olive Green 5.6
RAF Dark Green US Light Green 5.7
RAF High Speed Silver Gloss Varnish 1.4
RAF Interior Green Army Green 10.6
RAF Middle Stone Desert Yellow 6.5
RAF underside Sky 610 Lime Green 8.8
Radome Tan FS 33613 Oak 2.0
Rail Tie Brown Light Olive 6.3
Red Italian Racing Red 3.9
Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 Crimson 5.7
Red Oxide Primer Crimson 5.7
Resedagrun RAL 6011 Army Green 6.9
Rotbraun RAL 8017 Service Brown 7.3
Rotbraun RAL 8012 German Camouflage Red 10.5
Russian 6k FS 30117 Leather 3.5
Russian Cockpit Emerald Green Emerald Green 8.5
Russian Dark Green 4BO FS 34079 Gun Metal 8.0
Russian Dark Olive 2 FS 34096 US Light Green 1.3
Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 Olive Drab 6.1
Russian Dark Olive Faded 1 FS 34096 US Light Green 1.3
Russian Green Modern AFV US Light Green 4.5
Russian WWII 4B0 FS 34257 Lime 11.1
SAC Bomber Tan FS 34201 Ocean Grey 5.6
SAC bomber Green FS 34159 Primer 7.2
Sand Merdec Khaki 8.3
Sandgelb RLM 79 Desert Yellow 5.6
Sandgrau RAL 7027 Khaki Drill 7.6
Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII Sea Grey 4.0
Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 Medium Sea Grey 9.2
Signalbraun RAL 8002 German Camouflage Red 5.0
Silver Aluminium 6.6
Standard Rust Crimson 4.7
Surf Green (CH 1957) Duck Egg Blue 11.1
Tan Primer Khaki Drill 3.6
Tire Black 1 Black 0.0
Transparent Blue Blue 13.1
Transparent Dust Oak 5.9
Transparent Green Emerald Green 2.1
Transparent Light Rust 1 Crimson 4.7
Transparent Medium Gloss Varnish 0.0
Transparent Orange Orange 4.1
Transparent Red Scarlet 4.0
Transparent Smoke Grey 7.8
US Army Khaki Drab FS 34088 Light Olive 3.3
US Army Olive Drab FS 319 Light Olive 3.3
US Army Olive Drab FS 33070 Olive Drab 4.6
US Army Olive Drab FS 34088 Grass Green 5.1
US Army Olive Drab Faded 1 FS 34088 Ocean Grey 4.0
US Army Olive Drab Faded 2 Desert Tan 11.1
US Army Olive Drab Faded 3 Desert Yellow 11.5
US Army Sand FS 30277 Khaki Drill 3.6
US Blue Grey FS35189 Middle Blue 12.5
US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 Dark Brown 5.3
US Dark Green FS 34079 White Matt 5.6
US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 Khaki Drill 5.3
US Interior Green FS 34151 Army Green 5.7
US Medium Green FS 34102 Olive Drab 6.1
USAAF Olive Drab 41 WWII Light Olive 3.8
USN Flight Deck Blue 21 Primer 9.7
USN Pale Grey Blue 5P US Ghost Grey 4.2
USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 Midnight Blue 6.4
White Gloss Varnish 0.0
White Aluminum Grey 0.6
White Primer Gloss Varnish 0.0
Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo Black 4.3
Yellow Yellow 0.9
Yellow Zinc Chromate Lemon 3.9

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