Revell to Warcolours paint conversion chart
Every Revell paint with its closest Warcolours equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 87 rows, sorted by name.
39 of the 87 Revell colours below have an equivalent in Warcolours within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 6 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.2. The 48 gaps are not spread evenly: 14 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Revell range Warcolours 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 | Warcolours | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Brown Email Color - Matt | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | 6.7 | ||
| Aluminium Email Color - Metallic | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | 3.3 | ||
| Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | Metallic Black Metallic paints | 4.1 | ||
| Beige Email Color - Matt | Transparent Flesh Transparent paints | 5.1 | ||
| Beige Email Color - Silk | Orange 1 Layer paints | 9.2 | ||
| Black Email Color - Gloss | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | 2.9 | ||
| Black Email Color - Matt | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | 5.0 | ||
| Black Email Color - Silk | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | 3.1 | ||
| Black Green Email Color - Matt | Turquoise 5 Layer paints | 9.4 | ||
| Blue Email Color - Gloss | Blue 4 Layer paints | 5.2 | ||
| Blue Email Color - Matt | Blue 3 Layer paints | 4.7 | ||
| Brass Email Color - Metallic | Ochre 4 Layer paints | 4.7 | ||
| Bronze Email Color - Metallic | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 9.4 | ||
| Bronze Green Email Color - Matt | Olive 5 Layer paints | 12.8 | ||
| Brown Email Color - Matt | Metallic Copper Metallic paints | 7.8 | ||
| Brown Email Color - Silk | Brown 4 Layer paints | 9.4 | ||
| Carmine Red Email Color - Matt | Red 3 Layer paints | 3.5 | ||
| Clear Email Color - Gloss | White Inks for Shading and Glazing | 0.0 | ||
| Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | Blue 1 Layer paints | 3.6 | ||
| Clear Orange Email Color - Gloss | Orange 3 Layer paints | 4.6 | ||
| Clear Red Email Color - Gloss | Metallic Crimson Metallic paints | 4.0 | ||
| Copper Email Color - Metallic | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 7.0 | ||
| Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | Blue 5 Layer paints | 5.2 | ||
| Dark Earth (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 10.3 | ||
| Dark Green Email Color - Matt | Emerald 5 Layer paints | 5.4 | ||
| Dark Green Email Color - Silk | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | 11.4 | ||
| Dark Green (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Emerald 5 Layer paints | 8.6 | ||
| Dark Grey Email Color - Silk | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | 5.7 | ||
| Dust Grey Email Color - Matt | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | 5.7 | ||
| Earth Brown Email Color - Matt | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 5.0 | ||
| Emerald Green Email Color - Gloss | Emerald 4 Layer paints | 1.3 | ||
| Fiery Red Email Color - Gloss | Red 3 Layer paints | 2.1 | ||
| Fiery Red Email Color - Silk | Red 3 Layer paints | 1.7 | ||
| Flesh Email Color - Matt | Flesh 3 Layer paints | 7.4 | ||
| Gold Email Color - Metallic | Orange 1 Layer paints | 9.6 | ||
| Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | Metallic Black Metallic paints | 6.1 | ||
| Green Email Color - Silk | Olive 4 Layer paints | 9.9 | ||
| Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | 7.7 | ||
| Grey Email Color - Matt | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | 6.9 | ||
| Grey Email Color - Silk | Metallic Silver Metallic paints | 5.7 | ||
| Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | Metallic Silver Metallic paints | 4.8 | ||
| Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | 3.4 | ||
| Greyish Green Email Color - Silk | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 8.5 | ||
| Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | 2.9 | ||
| Italian Red Email Color - Gloss | Red 2 Layer paints | 1.7 | ||
| Leaf Green Email Color - Silk | Emerald 4 Layer paints | 4.0 | ||
| Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | Brown 4 Layer paints | 6.3 | ||
| Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | Marine 3 Layer paints | 4.5 | ||
| Light Blue Email Color - Matt | Turquoise 2 Layer paints | 10.6 | ||
| Light Green Email Color - Matt | Turquoise 2 Layer paints | 8.6 | ||
| Light Grey Email Color - Silk | Metallic White Metallic paints | 3.0 | ||
| Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | 3.1 | ||
| Light Olive Email Color - Matt | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 3.8 | ||
| Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt | Metallic Red Metallic paints | 2.8 | ||
| Luminous Red Email Color - Silk | Red 2 Layer paints | 2.3 | ||
| Luminous Yellow Email Color - Silk | Transparent Yellow Transparent paints | 3.0 | ||
| Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | 3.1 | ||
| Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss | Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing | 8.2 | ||
| NATO Olive Email Color - Matt | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | 5.4 | ||
| Night Blue Email Color - Gloss | Blue 5 Layer paints | 5.7 | ||
| Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | 5.7 | ||
| Olive Brown Email Color - Matt | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | 10.8 | ||
| Olive Green Email Color - Silk | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | 10.7 | ||
| Olive Grey Email Color - Matt | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | 4.3 | ||
| Olive Yellow Email Color - Matt | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | 6.0 | ||
| Orange Email Color - Gloss | Orange 4 Layer paints | 2.7 | ||
| Patina Green Email Color - Silk | Emerald 4 Layer paints | 8.3 | ||
| Purple Red Email Color - Silk | Pink 4 Layer paints | 8.5 | ||
| Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | Brown 3 Layer paints | 5.1 | ||
| Rust Email Color - Matt | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | 8.7 | ||
| Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | 7.2 | ||
| Sea Green Email Color - Gloss | Olive 5 Layer paints | 12.8 | ||
| Sea Green Email Color - Matt | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | 8.1 | ||
| Silver Email Color - Metallic | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | 3.0 | ||
| Sky (RAF) Email Color - Matt | Ochre 1 Layer paints | 8.4 | ||
| Steel Email Color - Metallic | Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints | 3.7 | ||
| Stone Grey Email Color - Matt | Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints | 2.7 | ||
| Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | 4.2 | ||
| Tar Black Email Color - Matt | Cool Grey 5 Layer paints | 5.2 | ||
| Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss | Blue 5 Layer paints | 7.2 | ||
| White Email Color - Gloss | Transparent White Transparent paints | 2.7 | ||
| White Email Color - Matt | White Inks for Shading and Glazing | 0.0 | ||
| White Email Color - Silk | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | 3.3 | ||
| Wood Brown Email Color - Silk | Flesh 5 Layer paints | 9.7 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Gloss | Yellow 3 Layer paints | 2.5 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Matt | Yellow 3 Layer paints | 2.4 | ||
| Yellow Email Color - Silk | Yellow 5 Layer paints | 1.7 | ||