Paint Equivalents

Tom Color to Apple Barrel paint conversion chart

Every Tom Color paint with its closest Apple Barrel equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 271 rows, sorted by name.

139 of the 271 Tom Color colours below have an equivalent in Apple Barrel within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 36 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.8. The 132 gaps are not spread evenly: 33 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Tom Color 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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Tom ColorApple BarrelΔE
4bo Green English Ivy Green Colors 6.1
626 Camouflage Grey Raf Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 1.9
A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) Misty White Colors 5.7
A-24m Mossy Green Gloss™ 5.9
Afrika Mustard Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.2
Amarelo Neon Yellow Colors 9.4
Amarelo Girassol Light Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 6.7
Amarelo Helena Golden Yellow Gloss™ 5.1
Amarelo Mostarda Real Yellow Gloss™ 5.3
Amarelo Piquenique Banana Colors 1.7
Amt-11 Light Grey Sky Blue Colors 8.8
Amt-12 Dark Grey Misty White Colors 6.8
Amt-4 Old Mossy Green Gloss™ 7.4
Amt-6 Camouflage Colors 4.0
Ana 601 Insignia White White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 3.0
Ana 603 Sea Grey Denim Blue Colors 6.2
Ana 607 Sea Blue Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.9
Ana 608 Intermed. Blue Sky Blue Colors 5.4
Ana 611 Interior Green Palm Leaf Colors 7.5
Ana 613 Olive Drab English Ivy Green Colors 5.7
Ana 616 Sand Chestnut Colors 5.1
Ana 620 Light Gull Grey Dolphin Grey Gloss™ 3.7
Ana 621 Dark Dull Grey Granite Gray Colors 7.7
Antifoliage Green New Shamrock Colors 8.3
Arara Azul Concord Grape Colors 8.2
Azul Purple Iris Colors 8.1
Azul Do Charlie Concord Grape Colors 6.6
Azul Luminoso Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.3
Azul Marshmallow Cool Blue Colors 4.4
Azul Oceano Real Blue Gloss™ 4.0
Azure Blue Regency Blue Colors 5.2
Baby Room Blue Regency Blue Colors 8.7
Barley Grey China Blue Colors 5.3
Base Skin Tone Antique Parchment Colors 5.7
Bianco Neve 6 White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 1.3
Black Uniform Base Pavement Colors 2.5
Black Uniform Light Denim Blue Colors 7.3
Black Uniform Shadow Pavement Colors 1.4
Blue Grey 058m Granite Gray Colors 7.1
Branco White Colors 3.9
Branco Lavado Antique Parchment Colors 3.9
Bronze Green English Ivy Green Colors 5.5
Bs263 Atlantic Grey Misty White Colors 8.0
Bs381c:638 Grey Misty White Colors 3.2
Buff (drybrush) Pale Daffodil Colors 6.5
Carc Middlestone Lite Mocha Colors 2.3
Carc Tan Beige Colors 4.1
Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça Neon Orange Colors 3.9
Cinza Azulado Médio Denim Blue Colors 3.1
Cinza Médio Granite Gray Colors 6.7
Cockpit Green Raf Granite Gray Colors 6.2
Couro Branco Vanilla Ice Cream Colors 2.3
Couro Da Cuca Arbor Green Colors 9.2
Dark Black Green Ijn Dark Gray Gloss™ 1.3
Dark Blue 438m Tuscan Teal Colors 8.7
Dark Cammo Grey Bs629 Turquoise Gloss™ 7.8
Dark Earth Raf Sandstone Colors 11.0
Dark Green Raf Dark Gray Gloss™ 5.6
Dark Mediterranean Blue Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 1.5
Dark Sea Grey Denim Blue Colors 3.7
Deck Tan Lite Mocha Colors 4.7
Deep Dark Green Ijn Reef Blue Colors 6.4
Deep Skin Tone Brown Oxide Colors 10.5
Dk Olive Green 328m English Ivy Green Colors 6.5
Dunkelgrau Dkm51 Pure Silver Colors 8.9
Escama do Boitatá Neon Blue Colors 4.5
Extra Dark Sea Green Raf English Ivy Green Colors 5.3
Extra Dark Sea Grey Misty White Colors 6.8
FS 10266 Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 7.2
FS 13655 Golden Yellow Gloss™ 2.3
FS 14151 Palm Leaf Colors 5.3
FS 15045 English Navy Colors 6.8
FS 15050 Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.2
FS 30051 Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 3.8
FS 30095 Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 5.6
FS 30117 Earth Red Nutmeg Brown Colors 2.7
FS 30118 Toffee Colors 8.6
FS 30140 Air Force Brown Brown Oxide Colors 6.7
FS 30219 Toffee Colors 5.2
FS 30260 Lemon Chiffon Colors 5.3
FS 30279 Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.9
FS 33070 English Ivy Green Colors 4.6
FS 33481 Zinc Chromate Yellow Lime Tree Colors 7.3
FS 33531 Lite Mocha Colors 3.3
FS 34079 Mossy Green Gloss™ 2.8
FS 34083 Palm Leaf Colors 4.0
FS 34086 Mossy Green Gloss™ 3.0
FS 34088 English Ivy Green Colors 8.5
FS 34092 Hunter Green Colors 3.6
FS 34094 English Ivy Green Colors 3.7
FS 34102 Hunter Green Colors 5.6
FS 34159 Hunter Green Colors 6.5
FS 34227 Wedgewood Green Colors 1.4
FS 34424 Leaf Green Colors 6.4
FS 35164 Sky Blue Colors 5.2
FS 35189 Parrot Blue Colors 3.2
FS 35231 Blue Bonnet Colors 4.4
FS 35237 Blue Bonnet Colors 9.1
FS 36081 Dark Gunship Grey Pavement Colors 2.5
FS 36118 Gunship Grey Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 5.6
FS 36152 Misty White Colors 6.6
FS 36176 Misty White Colors 6.8
FS 36187 Sky Blue Colors 6.2
FS 36231 Granite Gray Colors 6.5
FS 36270 Granite Gray Colors 3.6
FS 36314 Granite Gray Colors 2.1
FS 36320 Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.5
FS 36375 Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 8.8
FS 36440 Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.0
FS 36622 Vanilla Ice Cream Colors 2.2
FS 37030 Black Gloss™ 2.5
FS 37875 Insignia White White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 3.6
Faded Blue Jeans Bimini Blue Colors 7.3
Field Grey Base 1 (verde) Hunter Green Colors 3.1
Field Grey Base 2 (cinza) Dark Gray Gloss™ 4.5
Field Grey Green Shadow English Ivy Green Colors 4.2
Field Uniform Brown Territorial Beige Colors 4.6
Flat Dark Earth Territorial Beige Colors 4.1
Flight Deck Stain Pavement Colors 5.0
Foliage Green Mountain Forest Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 6.7
Forerst Green 2 Kelly Green Colors 5.4
Forest Green Mossy Green Gloss™ 5.4
Forest Green V.2 English Ivy Green Colors 3.5
German Pale Brown Territorial Beige Colors 3.7
Giallo Mimetico 1 Lemon Chiffon Colors 6.1
Giallo Mimetico 2 Yellow Flame Colors 4.2
Giallo Mimetico 4 Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 5.2
Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 Denim Blue Colors 5.2
Grigio Mimetico Granite Gray Colors 3.2
Grigio Verde Hunter Green Colors 4.4
Gris Bleu Chair Sky Haze Gloss™ 5.9
Gris Bleu Fonce Sky Blue Colors 5.4
Haze Grey Usn WW2 Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 3.8
Highlight Skin Tone Elephant Gray Colors 2.4
Hull Red Real Brown Gloss™ 4.6
Idf Green English Ivy Green Colors 4.8
Ija Light Green Grey Leaf Green Colors 6.6
Japan Flight Suit Base Toffee Colors 10.2
Japan Uniform Base Golden Sunset Colors 3.1
Khaki Brown Ija Brown Oxide Colors 7.8
Leather Brown Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 5.3
Leather Suit Base Melted Chocolate Colors 4.2
Leather Suit Shadow Melted Chocolate Colors 4.2
Light Green Limeade Colors 8.2
Light Grey 627 Snow White Colors 5.1
Light Wood Lemon Chiffon Colors 5.2
London Grey RAL 7026 Tuscan Teal Colors 6.0
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Base Tuscan Teal Colors 6.2
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light Dark Gray Gloss™ 6.0
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow English Navy Colors 4.4
M-485 Blue Grey Granite Gray Colors 8.2
Marrone Mimetico 1 Hot Ember Gloss™ 4.4
Marrone Mimetico 53193 Brown Oxide Colors 5.6
Medium Green 42 Mountain Forest Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 5.8
Medium Sea Grey Misty White Colors 7.3
Medium Skin Tone Sunkissed Peach Colors 4.0
Medium Tan Chestnut Colors 7.0
Merdc Forest Green English Ivy Green Colors 8.3
Middlestone Raf Golden Sunset Colors 4.0
Mig 25/31 Grey Snow White Colors 3.3
Nato Black Pavement Colors 3.4
Nato Brown Nutmeg Brown Colors 3.2
Nato Green Real Green Gloss™ 5.3
Navy Blue Usn WW2 Sky Blue Colors 6.2
NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 Misty White Colors 6.0
Nicciola Chiaro 4 Territorial Beige Colors 2.5
Night Blue English Navy Colors 6.6
Night Grey Pavement Colors 2.7
Noz Moscada Light Pink Colors 4.5
Nº 9 Olive Drab Us Army WW2 Mossy Green Gloss™ 5.1
Ocean Grey Raf Misty White Colors 8.6
Ochre Brown Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.8
Olive Drab 41 Palm Leaf Colors 9.8
Olive Green Ija Dark Gray Gloss™ 4.0
Oxford Blue Real Blue Gloss™ 0.4
Oxide Brown Barn Red Colors 6.6
Pale Green Idf Wedgewood Green Colors 5.8
Pastel Green Light Leaf Green Colors 5.2
Pelo de Lobisomem Real Brown Gloss™ 1.6
Preto Black Colors 0.2
Preto Locomotiva Black Colors 0.5
Primer Acrílico Branco Primer White Colors 3.9
Primer Acrílico Cinza Primer China Blue Colors 4.7
Primer Acrílico Flesh Base Primer Lemon Chiffon Colors 8.1
Primer Acrílico Olive Drab Primer English Ivy Green Colors 4.6
Primer Acrílico Preto Primer Black Colors 1.2
Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer Light Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 2.5
RAL 5008 Graublau Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 3.2
RAL 6011 Wedgewood Green Colors 7.4
RAL 7000 Squirrel Grey Granite Gray Colors 6.5
RAL 7001 Silbergrau Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 3.7
RAL 7009 Hunter Green Colors 6.8
RAL 7011 Iron Grey Denim Blue Colors 7.3
RAL 7012 Basaltgrau Denim Blue Colors 7.7
RAL 7035 Snow White Colors 2.1
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey Granite Gray Colors 6.4
Radome Grey Modern Jets Granite Gray Colors 3.9
Raf Dark Green 1975-now Denim Blue Colors 6.6
Raf Insignia Blue Real Blue Gloss™ 0.6
Raf Light Aircraft Grey Dolphin Grey Gloss™ 4.0
Raf Pru Blue Faded Sky Haze Gloss™ 4.3
Raf WW2 Uniform Base Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 3.5
Raf WW2 Uniform Shadow Camouflage Colors 6.5
Rlm 02 Grau Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 04 Black Gloss™ 1.7
Rlm 21 Weiss Black Gloss™ 1.0
Rlm 22 Schwarz Black Gloss™ 1.0
Rlm 61 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 62 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 63 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 65 Black Gloss™ 1.5
Rlm 66 Black Gloss™ 1.0
Rlm 70 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 71 Dunkelgrun Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 73 Pavement Colors 4.5
Rlm 74 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 75 Black Gloss™ 1.0
Rlm 76 (v.2) Black Gloss™ 1.4
Rlm 78 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 79 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 80 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 81 (v.1) Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 82 Black Gloss™ 1.1
Rlm 83 Black Gloss™ 1.2
Rosa Cessna Princess Pink Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 4.6
Rosa Nina Pretty in Pink Colors 7.6
Roxo Puro Velvet Crush Colors 7.1
Russian 4bo Green Mossy Green Gloss™ 5.2
Russian Uniform Shadow Mossy Green Gloss™ 1.4
Rusted Umber Burnt Umber Colors 6.0
Schlickgrau 58 Hunter Green Colors 4.3
Seafoam Green Leaf Green Colors 3.0
Shadow Skin Tone Sandstone Colors 8.0
Ship Grey Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 5.6
Silbergrau Dkm50 Real Navy Gloss™ 6.3
Silver Grey Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 2.7
Sky Type S Dolphin Grey Gloss™ 5.9
Stencil White White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 2.1
Suco De Laranja Orange Colors 3.7
Terra Territorial Beige Colors 4.0
Terre Fonce Brown Oxide Colors 6.6
Tire Black Burnt Umber Colors 5.5
Tire Black Highlight Dark Gray Gloss™ 7.8
U.s. Modern Vehicles Tan Lemon Chiffon Colors 4.3
US Desert Sand Sunkissed Peach Colors 3.5
US Merdc Field Drab Territorial Beige Colors 5.7
USAF Modern Uniform Base Real Green Gloss™ 4.8
USAF Modern Uniform Light Palm Leaf Colors 4.8
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow Camouflage Colors 8.0
USAF Pilot Belts And Details Light Leaf Green Colors 7.7
USAF WW2 Pilot Uniform Shadow Mossy Green Gloss™ 3.7
Ultra Branco White Colors 3.9
Ultra Preto Black Colors 0.2
Usaaf WW2 Pilot Uniform Base Mossy Green Gloss™ 6.3
Verde Parakeet Colors 6.7
Verde Brasil Arbor Green Colors 1.2
Verde Khaki English Ivy Green Colors 9.2
Verde Mimetico 2 Reef Blue Colors 4.9
Verde Mimetico 3 Hunter Green Colors 5.7
Verde Mimetico 53192 Crisp Green Colors 8.6
Verde Oliva Scuro 2 Pewter Grey Colors 4.4
Verde Selva Mossy Green Gloss™ 2.4
Verde do Duende Neon Green Colors 6.1
Vermelho Beterraba Hot Ember Gloss™ 3.4
Vermelho Cabelo do Curupira Cardinal Crimson Colors 3.1
Vermelho Flame Orange Colors 3.8
Vermelho Gorro de Saci Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 6.9
Vermelho Melancia Paradise Pink Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 9.3
Vermelho Puro Orange Colors 6.2
Vvs Dark Green Meadow Green Colors 4.3
Woodbrown Médio Territorial Beige Colors 9.5

One side of this chart is a craft or fine-art range: what these matches promise, and where a craft bottle belongs on a model

Converting a one-coat range? Contrast, Speedpaint and Xpress rows need a tighter bracket than the rest of this table

Reverse: Apple Barrel → Tom Color

The reverse chart is a different answer, not this one upside down: how much of a range another really covers, in both directions