Revell to Apple Barrel paint conversion chart
Every Revell paint with its closest Apple Barrel equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 87 rows, sorted by name.
50 of the 87 Revell colours below have an equivalent in Apple Barrel within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 4 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.5. The 37 gaps are not spread evenly: 10 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Revell range Apple Barrel 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.
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| Revell | Apple Barrel | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Brown Email Color - Matt | Peach Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 6.7 | ||
| Aluminium Email Color - Metallic | Real Navy Gloss™ | 1.0 | ||
| Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | Pavement Colors | 5.5 | ||
| Beige Email Color - Matt | Beige Colors | 2.5 | ||
| Beige Email Color - Silk | Ivory Colors | 6.1 | ||
| Black Email Color - Gloss | Camouflage Colors | 4.6 | ||
| Black Email Color - Matt | English Navy Colors | 4.5 | ||
| Black Email Color - Silk | Black Gloss™ | 4.5 | ||
| Black Green Email Color - Matt | Arbor Green Colors | 6.0 | ||
| Blue Email Color - Gloss | Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 0.8 | ||
| Blue Email Color - Matt | Moody Blue Gloss™ | 5.9 | ||
| Brass Email Color - Metallic | Yellow Colors | 4.7 | ||
| Bronze Email Color - Metallic | Mango Colors | 6.5 | ||
| Bronze Green Email Color - Matt | English Ivy Green Colors | 4.5 | ||
| Brown Email Color - Matt | Jack-O-Lantern Colors | 4.9 | ||
| Brown Email Color - Silk | Brown Oxide Colors | 3.7 | ||
| Carmine Red Email Color - Matt | Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 3.7 | ||
| Clear Email Color - Gloss | White Colors | 3.9 | ||
| Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | Bright Blue Colors | 3.8 | ||
| Clear Orange Email Color - Gloss | Tangelo Gloss™ | 4.3 | ||
| Clear Red Email Color - Gloss | Tropic Orange Colors | 10.0 | ||
| Copper Email Color - Metallic | Mango Colors | 3.7 | ||
| Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | Deep Purple Gloss™ | 3.0 | ||
| Dark Earth (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Territorial Beige Colors | 6.8 | ||
| Dark Green Email Color - Matt | Mountain Forest Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 4.6 | ||
| Dark Green Email Color - Silk | English Ivy Green Colors | 3.7 | ||
| Dark Green (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Mountain Forest Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 3.3 | ||
| Dark Grey Email Color - Silk | Denim Blue Colors | 7.7 | ||
| Dust Grey Email Color - Matt | Denim Blue Colors | 7.7 | ||
| Earth Brown Email Color - Matt | Brown Oxide Colors | 6.0 | ||
| Emerald Green Email Color - Gloss | Green Clover Colors | 3.4 | ||
| Fiery Red Email Color - Gloss | Hot Ember Gloss™ | 2.7 | ||
| Fiery Red Email Color - Silk | Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 2.8 | ||
| Flesh Email Color - Matt | Peach Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 6.9 | ||
| Gold Email Color - Metallic | Ivory Colors | 5.8 | ||
| Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | Tuscan Teal Colors | 7.1 | ||
| Green Email Color - Silk | Caterpillar Colors | 3.0 | ||
| Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt | Hunter Green Colors | 3.3 | ||
| Grey Email Color - Matt | Granite Gray Colors | 7.9 | ||
| Grey Email Color - Silk | Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 4.4 | ||
| Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 3.7 | ||
| Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | Sky Blue Colors | 5.4 | ||
| Greyish Green Email Color - Silk | Wedgewood Green Colors | 9.4 | ||
| Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt | Misty White Colors | 6.3 | ||
| Italian Red Email Color - Gloss | Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 7.0 | ||
| Leaf Green Email Color - Silk | New Shamrock Colors | 3.7 | ||
| Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 6.2 | ||
| Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 3.8 | ||
| Light Blue Email Color - Matt | Key West Colors | 4.2 | ||
| Light Green Email Color - Matt | Caribbean Colors | 2.1 | ||
| Light Grey Email Color - Silk | Real Navy Gloss™ | 2.8 | ||
| Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 3.2 | ||
| Light Olive Email Color - Matt | Granite Gray Colors | 9.2 | ||
| Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt | Orange Colors | 5.6 | ||
| Luminous Red Email Color - Silk | Sweet Potato Colors | 5.4 | ||
| Luminous Yellow Email Color - Silk | Neon Yellow Colors | 5.9 | ||
| Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt | Misty White Colors | 4.7 | ||
| Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss | Toffee Colors | 2.2 | ||
| NATO Olive Email Color - Matt | Dark Gray Gloss™ | 5.7 | ||
| Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | Deep Purple Gloss™ | 3.1 | ||
| Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt | Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 2.6 | ||
| Olive Brown Email Color - Matt | Territorial Beige Colors | 7.3 | ||
| Olive Green Email Color - Silk | English Ivy Green Colors | 4.2 | ||
| Olive Grey Email Color - Matt | Dark Gray Gloss™ | 6.4 | ||
| Olive Yellow Email Color - Matt | Dark Gray Gloss™ | 5.0 | ||
| Orange Email Color - Gloss | Pumpkin Orange Colors | 2.1 | ||
| Patina Green Email Color - Silk | Green Clover Colors | 5.6 | ||
| Purple Red Email Color - Silk | Cranberry Colors | 3.3 | ||
| Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | Barn Red Colors | 6.1 | ||
| Rust Email Color - Matt | Tuscan Red Colors | 5.2 | ||
| Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | Sunny Day Colors | 7.9 | ||
| Sea Green Email Color - Gloss | English Ivy Green Colors | 4.5 | ||
| Sea Green Email Color - Matt | Reef Blue Colors | 2.5 | ||
| Silver Email Color - Metallic | Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 5.6 | ||
| Sky (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Spring Green Gloss™ | 5.7 | ||
| Steel Email Color - Metallic | Misty White Colors | 5.4 | ||
| Stone Grey Email Color - Matt | Granite Gray Colors | 4.5 | ||
| Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | Denim Blue Colors | 5.6 | ||
| Tar Black Email Color - Matt | Pavement Colors | 5.0 | ||
| Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | Cobalt Hue Colors | 1.8 | ||
| White Email Color - Gloss | White Colors | 2.8 | ||
| White Email Color - Matt | White Colors | 3.9 | ||
| White Email Color - Silk | Real Navy Gloss™ | 1.0 | ||
| Wood Brown Email Color - Silk | Toffee Colors | 7.5 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Gloss | Light Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 4.2 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Matt | Light Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 4.0 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Silk | Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | 2.6 | ||