Paint Equivalents

Tamiya to Humbrol paint conversion chart

Every Tamiya paint with its closest Humbrol equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 320 rows, sorted by name.

160 of the 320 Tamiya colours below have an equivalent in Humbrol within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 77 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.0. The 160 gaps are not spread evenly: 32 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Tamiya range Humbrol does not answer.

TamiyaHumbrolΔE
Acrylic thinner Gloss Varnish 0.0
Bare-metal silver Aluminium 3.0
Base white Gloss Varnish 0.0
Black Black 0.0
Black Black 1.6
Black White Matt 0.3
Black green Brunswick Green 6.5
Blue Blue 2.5
Blue Blue 2.5
Blue violet WWI Blue 4.8
Bright mica red Fire Orange 1.2
Bright orange Fire Orange 7.0
Bright red Fire Orange 1.0
Bright red Fire Orange 6.9
Brilliant blue French Blue 9.7
Brilliant orange Flesh 7.8
British green Brunswick Green 4.9
Bronze Crimson 9.4
Brown German Camouflage Red 5.6
Brown (JGSDF) Olive Green 11.0
Brown (JGSDF) Olive Green 4.2
Brown (JGSDF) Olive Green 6.3
Buff Cream 10.8
Buff Desert Yellow 7.5
Camel yellow Insignia Yellow 1.7
Candy lime green Bright Green 1.6
Champagne gold Oak 7.1
Champagne gold Desert Tan 8.4
Chrome silver Aluminium 3.0
Chrome yellow Trainer Yellow 3.7
Clear Gloss Varnish 0.0
Clear Gloss Varnish 0.0
Clear Gloss Varnish 0.0
Clear blue Middle Blue 9.6
Clear blue Middle Blue 6.7
Clear blue Middle Blue 14.1
Clear green Emerald Green 9.5
Clear orange Brass 7.6
Clear orange Brass 5.2
Clear orange Orange 5.8
Clear red Fire Orange 5.3
Clear red Magenta 9.5
Clear red Magenta 11.2
Clear yellow Lemon 1.4
Clear yellow Lemon 1.3
Cockpit green (IJN) Army Green 12.1
Copper Bronze Metallic 5.4
Coral blue Lime Green 20.2
Dark blue Midnight Blue 10.4
Dark copper Natural Wood 3.0
Dark earth Chocolate 7.3
Dark ghost gray Medium Sea Grey 8.6
Dark ghost grey Mediterranean Blue 12.0
Dark green Dark Green 4.6
Dark green Brunswick Green 2.1
Dark green Brunswick Green 6.7
Dark green Dark Green 4.6
Dark green (IJA) Brunswick Green 4.7
Dark green (JGSDF) Brunswick Green 4.6
Dark green (JGSDF) Gloss Varnish 0.0
Dark green (JGSDF).jpeg US Light Green 7.2
Dark green (Luftwaffe) Dark Green 3.8
Dark green 2 Brunswick Green 6.9
Dark green 2 Gloss Varnish 0.0
Dark green 2 Brunswick Green 7.9
Dark green 2 Army Green 9.4
Dark green 2 (IJN) Brunswick Green 4.7
Dark green 2 (IJN) Brunswick Green 7.6
Dark green 2 (RAF) Gloss Varnish 0.0
Dark grey Dark Grey 3.0
Dark iron Gloss Varnish 0.0
Dark iron Service Brown 5.3
Dark mica blue Black Matt 9.6
Dark sea grey Primer 4.1
Dark yellow Gold 8.3
Dark yellow Gold 7.8
Dark yellow 2 Gloss Varnish 0.0
Dark yellow 2 Gold 8.7
Deck tan Desert Tan 5.9
Deep green Service Brown 6.7
Deep metallic blue Midnight Blue 9.3
Desert yellow Sand 1.2
Dull red Crimson 9.6
Dull red.jpeg Brown 6.2
Field blue Matt Tank Grey 3.6
Field grey Army Green 9.5
Field grey US Light Green 7.2
Flat aluminum Light Grey 1.4
Flat aluminum Silver 1.5
Flat base Gloss Varnish 0.0
Flat base Gloss Varnish 0.5
Flat black White Matt 0.3
Flat black Black 1.6
Flat blue French Blue 4.3
Flat blue Mediterranean Blue 12.2
Flat brown Service Brown 6.5
Flat clear Gloss Varnish 0.0
Flat clear US Ghost Grey 3.7
Flat clear Gloss Varnish 0.0
Flat earth Chocolate 3.2
Flat earth Brown 6.5
Flat flesh Oak 9.5
Flat flesh Cream 8.6
Flat flesh Sand 11.3
Flat green Brunswick Green 4.9
Flat red Fire Orange 6.9
Flat red Fire Orange 1.3
Flat white Gloss Varnish 0.0
Flat white Gloss Varnish 0.0
Flat yellow Trainer Yellow 3.7
Flat yellow Lemon 1.2
Fluorescent orange Gloss Varnish 0.0
Fluorescent red Fire Orange 5.4
French blue Middle Blue 3.4
German gray Sea Grey 7.9
German grey Dark Grey 4.8
German grey Dark Grey 4.8
Gloss aluminum Silver 1.5
Gloss aluminum Aluminium 3.0
Gold Gold 4.4
Gold leaf Gold 4.4
Gray green Brunswick Green 7.5
Gray green (IJN) Lime Green 6.0
Gray green (IJN) Lime Green 6.0
Gray green (IJN) Lime Green 5.4
Gray violet Dark Grey 8.4
Green Brunswick Green 4.4
Green Brunswick Green 8.2
Gun metal Sea Grey 2.7
Gun metal Sea Grey 3.8
Gun metal Sea Grey 2.7
Gunship gray 2 Dark Grey 6.5
Gunship grey Dark Grey 4.4
Haze grey Medium Sea Grey 9.6
Hull red German Camouflage Red 12.5
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Grey 6.9
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Grey 6.9
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) Gloss Varnish 0.0
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) Gloss Varnish 0.0
IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Extra Dark Sea Grey 4.6
IJN gray (Yokosuka Arsenal) Gloss Varnish 0.0
IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Extra Dark Sea Grey 7.3
IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Extra Dark Sea Grey 7.6
IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Primer 6.1
IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Extra Dark Sea Grey 4.3
IJN graySasebo Arsenal Extra Dark Sea Grey 4.6
Insignia white White Gloss 6.6
Insignia white Silver 2.6
Intermediate blue Mediterranean Blue 9.5
Italian red Italian Racing Red 3.6
Italian red Fire Orange 6.9
J.A. green Brunswick Green 5.9
J.A. grey Lime Green 3.8
J.N. green Dark Green 5.2
J.N. grey Lime Green 5.9
Khaki Grass Green 6.8
Khaki Desert Yellow 12.8
Khaki drab Dark Green 4.6
Lacquer thinner Gloss Varnish 0.0
Lavender Gloss Purple 13.9
Lemon yellow Lemon 1.4
Light blue US Ghost Grey 12.4
Light blue Duck Egg Blue 12.3
Light blue Middle Blue 8.1
Light brown (DAK 1941) Sand 6.5
Light ghost gray US Ghost Grey 4.7
Light ghost grey Medium Sea Grey 9.0
Light gray Beige Green 6.5
Light gray Desert Tan 10.1
Light gray Silver 6.6
Light gray (IJA) Lime Green 11.5
Light gray (IJN) Duck Egg Blue 8.1
Light green Bright Green 4.9
Light green Lime 6.3
Light green (Luftwaffe) Emerald Green 6.5
Light grey Extra Dark Sea Grey 9.8
Light gun metal Dark Camouflage Grey Satin 5.7
Light gun metal Extra Dark Sea Grey 7.6
Light metallic blue Mediterranean Blue 15.0
Light sand Sand 7.9
Light sand Desert Yellow 4.1
Light sea grey WWI Blue 7.3
Linoleum deck brown Chocolate 4.9
Linoleum deck brown German Camouflage Red 5.3
Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Service Brown 7.8
Maroon German Camouflage Red 9.9
Matt black White Matt 0.3
Matt white Gloss Varnish 0.0
Medium blue Sea Grey 5.8
Medium gray Extra Dark Sea Grey 10.0
Medium grey Desert Tan 10.1
Medium sea gray Desert Tan 13.6
Medium sea gray 2 US Ghost Grey 7.8
Medium sea gray 2 (RAF) Gloss Varnish 0.0
Metallic black White Matt 4.0
Metallic black White Matt 4.1
Metallic blue Mediterranean Blue 8.4
Metallic blue French Blue 3.9
Metallic brown Copper 4.8
Metallic gold Cream 5.5
Metallic gray Extra Dark Sea Grey 4.0
Metallic gray Gloss Varnish 0.0
Metallic green Bright Green 9.2
Metallic grey Primer 3.1
Metallic orange Orange 6.2
Metallic orange Gloss Varnish 0.0
Metallic red Fire Orange 0.8
Metallic silver Silver 2.1
Mica blue Blue 2.9
Mica blue Blue 2.6
Mica red Italian Racing Red 1.8
Mica red Fire Orange 3.2
Mica silver Aluminium 2.5
Mica silver Light Grey 1.4
Mixing blue Midnight Blue 3.2
Mixing red Insignia Red 7.4
Mixing yellow Yellow 1.3
NATO black Gunmetal 2.4
NATO black Black 0.0
NATO black Gunmetal 2.4
NATO brown German Camouflage Red 5.5
NATO brown Chocolate 4.3
NATO brown German Camouflage Red 5.5
NATO green US Light Green 10.1
NATO green Dark Green 7.2
NATO green US Light Green 10.1
Navy blue Blue 7.2
Neutral gray Grey 8.9
Neutral grey Extra Dark Sea Grey 8.6
Ocean gray Primer 3.7
Ocean gray 2 Mediterranean Blue 9.3
Ocean gray 2 (RAF) Gloss Varnish 0.0
Olive drab Olive Drab 4.8
Olive drab Olive Drab 4.8
Olive drab US Light Green 6.5
Olive drab Olive Drab 4.8
Olive drab (JGSDF) Olive Drab 6.8
Olive drab (JGSDF) Dark Green 7.2
Olive drab (JGSDF) Brunswick Green 5.8
Olive drab 2 US Light Green 5.6
Olive drab 2 Matt Olive Drab 5.0
Olive green Brunswick Green 2.6
Olive green Olive Drab 8.6
Orange Flesh 7.8
Orange Orange 5.0
Park green Bright Green 7.2
Park green Bright Green 5.7
Pearl blue French Blue 3.2
Pearl blue French Blue 3.3
Pearl clear Gloss Varnish 1.8
Pearl clear Ivory 7.0
Pearl green Lime Green 7.9
Pearl light blue Middle Blue 8.0
Pearl light red Pastel Violet 11.8
Pearl white Gloss Varnish 0.0
Pearl white White Gloss 6.6
Pearl yellow Gloss Varnish 0.0
Pink Pink 12.8
Pink Pink 8.1
Pure blue French Blue 7.9
Pure blue Gloss Varnish 0.0
Pure metallic red Fire Orange 1.4
Pure metallic red Gloss Varnish 0.0
Pure orange Brass 4.5
Pure orange Gloss Varnish 0.0
Pure red Fire Orange 1.5
Pure red Fire Orange 1.2
Pure white Gloss Varnish 0.0
Pure yellow Lemon 3.8
Purple French Blue 7.5
Purple French Blue 7.5
RLM grey Ocean Grey 12.2
Racing blue French Blue 3.2
Racing blue Blue 7.9
Racing green Brunswick Green 4.7
Racing white Gloss Varnish 0.0
Racing white Chrome Silver 2.2
Red Fire Orange 6.9
Red brown German Camouflage Red 5.4
Red brown German Camouflage Red 5.4
Red brown 2 Gloss Varnish 0.0
Red brown 2 Service Brown 8.9
Royal blue Midnight Blue 2.3
Royal light gray Aluminium 5.0
Royal light gray Aluminium 5.0
Rubber black Gloss Varnish 0.0
Rubber black Black 0.0
Rubber black Dark Grey 3.1
Sea blue Tank Grey 3.4
Semi gloss black White Matt 0.3
Semi gloss black Black 1.6
Semi gloss black White Matt 0.3
Semi gloss clear Gloss Varnish 0.5
Semi gloss clear Gloss Varnish 0.0
Semi-gloss bright gun metal Gloss Varnish 0.0
Semi-gloss clear Gloss Varnish 0.0
Silver Silver 1.1
Silver leaf Light Grey 1.4
Sky Lime Green 7.9
Sky blue Middle Blue 2.5
Sky grey US Ghost Grey 3.5
Smoke Grey 7.7
Smoke Light Grey 2.6
Smoke Grey 7.6
Sparkling silver Silver 1.8
Tan Desert Yellow 7.0
Titanium gold Cream 7.1
Titanium gold Cream 5.3
Titanium gold Desert Tan 8.1
Titanium silver Silver 9.7
Titanium silver Silver 6.7
Titanium silver Light Grey 7.7
White Gloss Varnish 0.0
White Gloss Varnish 0.0
Wooden deck tan Desert Tan 7.4
Wooden deck tan Desert Tan 2.9
Wooden deck tan Desert Yellow 5.3
Yellow Lemon 1.4
Yellow green Lime 11.4
Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) US Tan 4.3

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