Revell to Humbrol paint conversion chart
Every Revell paint with its closest Humbrol equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 87 rows, sorted by name.
46 of the 87 Revell colours below have an equivalent in Humbrol within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 7 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.7. The 41 gaps are not spread evenly: 9 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Revell 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.
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| Revell | Humbrol | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Brown Email Color - Matt | Sand Aerosol Sprays | 2.6 | ||
| Aluminium Email Color - Metallic | Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | 3.9 | ||
| Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | White Matt Aerosol Sprays | 3.4 | ||
| Beige Email Color - Matt | Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | 2.5 | ||
| Beige Email Color - Silk | Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | 6.3 | ||
| Black Email Color - Gloss | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | 3.5 | ||
| Black Email Color - Matt | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | 3.4 | ||
| Black Email Color - Silk | Black Matt Aerosol Sprays | 4.1 | ||
| Black Green Email Color - Matt | Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | 10.3 | ||
| Blue Email Color - Gloss | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | 2.0 | ||
| Blue Email Color - Matt | WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | 9.7 | ||
| Brass Email Color - Metallic | Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | 6.7 | ||
| Bronze Email Color - Metallic | Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | 2.1 | ||
| Bronze Green Email Color - Matt | US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | 5.8 | ||
| Brown Email Color - Matt | Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | 3.8 | ||
| Brown Email Color - Silk | Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | 5.3 | ||
| Carmine Red Email Color - Matt | Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | 1.7 | ||
| Clear Email Color - Gloss | Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt | 9.1 | ||
| Clear Orange Email Color - Gloss | Flesh Acrylics - Matt | 3.6 | ||
| Clear Red Email Color - Gloss | Red Aerosol Sprays | 13.9 | ||
| Copper Email Color - Metallic | US Tan Acrylics - Matt | 3.9 | ||
| Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | 2.5 | ||
| Dark Earth (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | 6.2 | ||
| Dark Green Email Color - Matt | Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | 5.7 | ||
| Dark Green Email Color - Silk | Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | 8.1 | ||
| Dark Green (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | 7.0 | ||
| Dark Grey Email Color - Silk | Primer Acrylics - Matt | 2.9 | ||
| Dust Grey Email Color - Matt | Primer Acrylics - Matt | 2.9 | ||
| Earth Brown Email Color - Matt | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | 7.5 | ||
| Emerald Green Email Color - Gloss | Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | 3.2 | ||
| Fiery Red Email Color - Gloss | Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | 3.5 | ||
| Fiery Red Email Color - Silk | Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | 3.3 | ||
| Flesh Email Color - Matt | Flesh Acrylics - Matt | 7.1 | ||
| Gold Email Color - Metallic | Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | 6.0 | ||
| Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt | 3.1 | ||
| Green Email Color - Silk | Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | 6.4 | ||
| Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt | Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | 2.8 | ||
| Grey Email Color - Matt | Grey Aerosol Sprays | 9.2 | ||
| Grey Email Color - Silk | Grey Aerosol Sprays | 3.9 | ||
| Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | Grey Aerosol Sprays | 5.8 | ||
| Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | Primer Acrylics - Matt | 7.0 | ||
| Greyish Green Email Color - Silk | Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | 3.1 | ||
| Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt | Primer Acrylics - Matt | 5.1 | ||
| Italian Red Email Color - Gloss | Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | 2.0 | ||
| Leaf Green Email Color - Silk | Dark Green Acrylics - Matt | 5.0 | ||
| Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | 13.2 | ||
| Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | 6.2 | ||
| Light Blue Email Color - Matt | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | 13.3 | ||
| Light Green Email Color - Matt | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | 14.3 | ||
| Light Grey Email Color - Silk | Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | 3.4 | ||
| Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | 2.0 | ||
| Light Olive Email Color - Matt | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | 8.6 | ||
| Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt | Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | 6.0 | ||
| Luminous Red Email Color - Silk | Scarlet Acrylics - Matt | 1.6 | ||
| Luminous Yellow Email Color - Silk | Lemon Acrylics - Matt | 5.8 | ||
| Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | 6.5 | ||
| Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss | Brown Acrylics - Matt | 4.5 | ||
| NATO Olive Email Color - Matt | Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | 4.8 | ||
| Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss | 3.8 | ||
| Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt | Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | 5.4 | ||
| Olive Brown Email Color - Matt | Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | 2.2 | ||
| Olive Green Email Color - Silk | Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt | 6.2 | ||
| Olive Grey Email Color - Matt | Primer Acrylics - Matt | 1.4 | ||
| Olive Yellow Email Color - Matt | Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays | 7.9 | ||
| Orange Email Color - Gloss | Orange Acrylics - Gloss | 4.7 | ||
| Patina Green Email Color - Silk | Dark Green Aerosol Sprays | 7.0 | ||
| Purple Red Email Color - Silk | Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | 10.9 | ||
| Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | 8.8 | ||
| Rust Email Color - Matt | Brown Acrylics - Matt | 8.6 | ||
| Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | 3.7 | ||
| Sea Green Email Color - Gloss | US Light Green Acrylics - Matt | 5.8 | ||
| Sea Green Email Color - Matt | Primer Aerosol Sprays | 10.5 | ||
| Silver Email Color - Metallic | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | 3.0 | ||
| Sky (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | 3.8 | ||
| Steel Email Color - Metallic | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | 6.0 | ||
| Stone Grey Email Color - Matt | Grey Aerosol Sprays | 9.1 | ||
| Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | 2.4 | ||
| Tar Black Email Color - Matt | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | 3.0 | ||
| Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | Blue Acrylics - Matt | 2.8 | ||
| White Email Color - Gloss | White Gloss Aerosol Sprays | 3.0 | ||
| White Email Color - Matt | Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss | 0.0 | ||
| White Email Color - Silk | Aluminium Aerosol Sprays | 3.9 | ||
| Wood Brown Email Color - Silk | Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics | 4.7 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Gloss | Yellow Aerosol Sprays | 2.0 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Matt | Yellow Aerosol Sprays | 2.0 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Silk | Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | 6.2 | ||