Paint Equivalents

Tom Color to Humbrol paint conversion chart

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

112 of the 271 Tom Color colours below have an equivalent in Humbrol within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 21 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.4. The 159 gaps are not spread evenly: 32 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Tom Color 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.

Shop Humbrol setShop Tom Color set

Tom ColorHumbrolΔE
4bo Green Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 2.5
626 Camouflage Grey Raf Grey Aerosol Sprays 2.7
A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 6.7
A-24m Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays 1.5
Afrika Mustard Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays 7.7
Amarelo Lemon Acrylics - Matt 7.0
Amarelo Girassol Lemon Acrylics - Matt 2.0
Amarelo Helena Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 2.1
Amarelo Mostarda Lemon Acrylics - Matt 6.7
Amarelo Piquenique Gold Acrylics - Metallics 2.5
Amt-11 Light Grey RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 8.4
Amt-12 Dark Grey Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 5.1
Amt-4 Old Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 3.0
Amt-6 Black Matt Aerosol Sprays 4.9
Ana 601 Insignia White White Gloss Aerosol Sprays 4.8
Ana 603 Sea Grey Primer Acrylics - Matt 5.4
Ana 607 Sea Blue Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt 3.0
Ana 608 Intermed. Blue Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 8.6
Ana 611 Interior Green Light Olive Aerosol Sprays 4.9
Ana 613 Olive Drab Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 6.9
Ana 616 Sand Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt 4.6
Ana 620 Light Gull Grey Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 9.2
Ana 621 Dark Dull Grey Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss 9.4
Antifoliage Green Army Green Acrylics - Matt 7.6
Arara Azul French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 8.5
Azul Purple Acrylics - Gloss 10.6
Azul Do Charlie French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 5.9
Azul Luminoso Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays 6.3
Azul Marshmallow Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 5.5
Azul Oceano Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 8.5
Azure Blue Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 9.4
Baby Room Blue WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt 11.1
Barley Grey Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 5.0
Base Skin Tone Oak Acrylics - Satin 1.1
Bianco Neve 6 Silver Acrylics - Metallics 3.1
Black Uniform Base Black Matt Aerosol Sprays 4.2
Black Uniform Light Primer Acrylics - Matt 4.1
Black Uniform Shadow Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 1.3
Blue Grey 058m Grey Aerosol Sprays 10.9
Branco Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 0.0
Branco Lavado Ivory Acrylics - Gloss 5.2
Bronze Green Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt 4.0
Bs263 Atlantic Grey Primer Aerosol Sprays 9.0
Bs381c:638 Grey Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 3.3
Buff (drybrush) Cream Acrylics - Matt 2.1
Carc Middlestone Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt 7.6
Carc Tan Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt 4.0
Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics 5.4
Cinza Azulado Médio Primer Acrylics - Matt 9.0
Cinza Médio Grey Aerosol Sprays 8.8
Cockpit Green Raf Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 12.0
Couro Branco Dark Brown Aerosol Sprays 5.9
Couro Da Cuca Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 9.8
Dark Black Green Ijn Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays 5.6
Dark Blue 438m Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays 3.7
Dark Cammo Grey Bs629 RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 6.0
Dark Earth Raf Olive Green Acrylics - Matt 7.4
Dark Green Raf Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 5.7
Dark Mediterranean Blue Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays 5.1
Dark Sea Grey Primer Acrylics - Matt 5.9
Deck Tan Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays 5.4
Deep Dark Green Ijn Primer Aerosol Sprays 7.8
Deep Skin Tone Olive Green Acrylics - Matt 6.7
Dk Olive Green 328m Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss 5.9
Dunkelgrau Dkm51 Grey Aerosol Sprays 7.3
Escama do Boitatá French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 8.6
Extra Dark Sea Green Raf Primer Aerosol Sprays 7.1
Extra Dark Sea Grey Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 5.1
FS 10266 Sand Aerosol Sprays 2.1
FS 13655 Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 1.1
FS 14151 Grass Green Acrylics - Matt 5.6
FS 15045 Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays 6.1
FS 15050 Midnight Blue Aerosol Sprays 6.3
FS 30051 German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt 4.1
FS 30095 US Tan Acrylics - Matt 8.0
FS 30117 Earth Red Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 5.1
FS 30118 Olive Green Acrylics - Matt 6.2
FS 30140 Air Force Brown Chocolate Acrylics - Matt 6.2
FS 30219 Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt 3.7
FS 30260 Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt 6.2
FS 30279 Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays 5.3
FS 33070 Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 4.6
FS 33481 Zinc Chromate Yellow Gold Acrylics - Metallics 12.7
FS 33531 Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays 7.8
FS 34079 Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 7.3
FS 34083 Grass Green Aerosol Sprays 1.3
FS 34086 Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays 6.7
FS 34088 Light Olive Aerosol Sprays 3.7
FS 34092 Primer Aerosol Sprays 2.5
FS 34094 Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt 6.5
FS 34102 US Light Green Acrylics - Matt 4.2
FS 34159 Primer Aerosol Sprays 7.2
FS 34227 Army Green Acrylics - Matt 9.1
FS 34424 Lime Green Aerosol Sprays 5.4
FS 35164 RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 7.7
FS 35189 Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 11.8
FS 35231 Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 7.1
FS 35237 RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 8.6
FS 36081 Dark Gunship Grey Black Matt Aerosol Sprays 4.2
FS 36118 Gunship Grey Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt 2.2
FS 36152 Primer Acrylics - Matt 4.9
FS 36176 Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 6.7
FS 36187 Primer Aerosol Sprays 9.3
FS 36231 Grey Aerosol Sprays 9.2
FS 36270 Grey Aerosol Sprays 7.8
FS 36314 Grey Aerosol Sprays 7.8
FS 36320 Grey Aerosol Sprays 4.1
FS 36375 Grey Aerosol Sprays 6.9
FS 36440 Grey Aerosol Sprays 7.6
FS 36622 Silver Acrylics - Metallics 7.9
FS 37030 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.9
FS 37875 Insignia White White Gloss Aerosol Sprays 5.7
Faded Blue Jeans Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 10.4
Field Grey Base 1 (verde) Primer Aerosol Sprays 5.1
Field Grey Base 2 (cinza) Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays 8.4
Field Grey Green Shadow Primer Aerosol Sprays 7.3
Field Uniform Brown Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt 3.1
Flat Dark Earth Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss 5.9
Flight Deck Stain Black Satin Aerosol Sprays 3.0
Foliage Green Primer Aerosol Sprays 5.9
Forerst Green 2 Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 8.3
Forest Green Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 3.0
Forest Green V.2 Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt 6.6
German Pale Brown Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt 3.8
Giallo Mimetico 1 Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt 7.3
Giallo Mimetico 2 Gold Aerosol Sprays 8.0
Giallo Mimetico 4 Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays 6.6
Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt 2.3
Grigio Mimetico Grey Aerosol Sprays 7.9
Grigio Verde US Light Green Acrylics - Matt 5.4
Gris Bleu Chair Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss 7.4
Gris Bleu Fonce Primer Aerosol Sprays 10.0
Haze Grey Usn WW2 Grey Aerosol Sprays 5.3
Highlight Skin Tone Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics 3.1
Hull Red Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 9.8
Idf Green Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 5.5
Ija Light Green Grey Lime Green Aerosol Sprays 15.6
Japan Flight Suit Base Olive Green Acrylics - Matt 6.0
Japan Uniform Base Khaki Acrylics - Matt 4.7
Khaki Brown Ija Light Olive Aerosol Sprays 5.4
Leather Brown Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 5.3
Leather Suit Base Black Acrylics - Satin 6.3
Leather Suit Shadow Black Acrylics - Satin 6.3
Light Green Grass Green Acrylics - Matt 8.3
Light Grey 627 Light Grey Acrylics - Matt 7.4
Light Wood Cream Acrylics - Matt 5.8
London Grey RAL 7026 Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 3.9
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Base Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 4.8
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Light Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 1.2
Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Shadow Black Acrylics - Gloss 8.5
M-485 Blue Grey Grey Aerosol Sprays 12.0
Marrone Mimetico 1 Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 6.5
Marrone Mimetico 53193 Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt 3.8
Medium Green 42 Primer Aerosol Sprays 6.9
Medium Sea Grey Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 6.8
Medium Skin Tone Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays 5.3
Medium Tan Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt 5.2
Merdc Forest Green Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 3.2
Middlestone Raf Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays 8.0
Mig 25/31 Grey Light Grey Acrylics - Matt 5.6
Nato Black Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics 3.6
Nato Brown Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 4.0
Nato Green Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt 3.1
Navy Blue Usn WW2 Primer Aerosol Sprays 9.9
NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 Primer Acrylics - Matt 6.6
Nicciola Chiaro 4 Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt 4.0
Night Blue Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays 10.3
Night Grey Black Matt Aerosol Sprays 3.1
Noz Moscada Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 12.6
Nº 9 Olive Drab Us Army WW2 Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 7.0
Ocean Grey Raf Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 10.1
Ochre Brown Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays 2.4
Olive Drab 41 Light Olive Aerosol Sprays 3.8
Olive Green Ija Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 6.9
Oxford Blue Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 5.9
Oxide Brown German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt 4.4
Pale Green Idf Army Green Acrylics - Matt 6.6
Pastel Green Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays 9.4
Pelo de Lobisomem Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 9.4
Preto Black Acrylics - Gloss 0.0
Preto Locomotiva Black Acrylics - Gloss 0.6
Primer Acrílico Branco Primer Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 0.0
Primer Acrílico Cinza Primer Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 4.5
Primer Acrílico Flesh Base Primer Cream Acrylics - Matt 4.1
Primer Acrílico Olive Drab Primer Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays 7.1
Primer Acrílico Preto Primer Black Acrylics - Gloss 1.3
Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer Yellow Aerosol Sprays 4.0
RAL 5008 Graublau Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt 5.1
RAL 6011 Army Green Acrylics - Matt 3.2
RAL 7000 Squirrel Grey Grey Aerosol Sprays 9.2
RAL 7001 Silbergrau Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 1.9
RAL 7009 Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt 4.7
RAL 7011 Iron Grey Primer Acrylics - Matt 2.7
RAL 7012 Basaltgrau Primer Acrylics - Matt 2.9
RAL 7035 Light Grey Acrylics - Matt 3.7
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss 8.2
Radome Grey Modern Jets Grey Aerosol Sprays 8.4
Raf Dark Green 1975-now Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays 4.8
Raf Insignia Blue Midnight Blue Acrylics - Gloss 5.2
Raf Light Aircraft Grey Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 8.7
Raf Pru Blue Faded Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss 6.3
Raf WW2 Uniform Base Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt 4.5
Raf WW2 Uniform Shadow Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin 6.5
Rlm 02 Grau Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 04 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.9
Rlm 21 Weiss Black Acrylics - Gloss 1.9
Rlm 22 Schwarz Black Acrylics - Gloss 1.9
Rlm 61 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 62 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 63 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 65 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.5
Rlm 66 Black Acrylics - Gloss 1.9
Rlm 70 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 71 Dunkelgrun Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 73 Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin 2.2
Rlm 74 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 75 Black Acrylics - Gloss 1.9
Rlm 76 (v.2) Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.3
Rlm 78 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 79 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 80 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 81 (v.1) Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 82 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.1
Rlm 83 Black Acrylics - Gloss 2.3
Rosa Cessna Pastel Violet Acrylics - Matt 12.6
Rosa Nina Red Aerosol Sprays 11.4
Roxo Puro Purple Acrylics - Gloss 7.3
Russian 4bo Green Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss 4.1
Russian Uniform Shadow Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays 5.1
Rusted Umber Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 7.0
Schlickgrau 58 Primer Aerosol Sprays 2.4
Seafoam Green Lime Green Aerosol Sprays 8.0
Shadow Skin Tone Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 6.4
Ship Grey Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 3.7
Silbergrau Dkm50 Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 5.4
Silver Grey Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin 2.1
Sky Type S Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays 8.0
Stencil White Silver Acrylics - Metallics 4.2
Suco De Laranja Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss 6.4
Terra Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt 4.8
Terre Fonce Chocolate Acrylics - Matt 7.1
Tire Black White Matt Aerosol Sprays 5.0
Tire Black Highlight Primer Acrylics - Matt 2.9
U.s. Modern Vehicles Tan Cream Acrylics - Matt 8.0
US Desert Sand Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt 5.4
US Merdc Field Drab Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss 7.7
USAF Modern Uniform Base Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt 3.1
USAF Modern Uniform Light US Light Green Acrylics - Matt 4.5
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin 5.3
USAF Pilot Belts And Details Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays 11.8
USAF WW2 Pilot Uniform Shadow Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays 3.0
Ultra Branco Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss 0.0
Ultra Preto Black Acrylics - Gloss 0.0
Usaaf WW2 Pilot Uniform Base Olive Drab Aerosol Sprays - Matt 5.8
Verde Emerald Green Acrylics - Gloss 6.4
Verde Brasil Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays 5.2
Verde Khaki Light Olive Aerosol Sprays 3.0
Verde Mimetico 2 Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 9.3
Verde Mimetico 3 US Light Green Acrylics - Matt 5.8
Verde Mimetico 53192 Bright Green Acrylics - Matt 14.0
Verde Oliva Scuro 2 Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 5.1
Verde Selva Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays 5.8
Verde do Duende Bright Green Acrylics - Matt 8.8
Vermelho Beterraba Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 1.1
Vermelho Cabelo do Curupira Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 6.0
Vermelho Flame Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss 2.3
Vermelho Gorro de Saci Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays 1.2
Vermelho Melancia Red Aerosol Sprays 5.3
Vermelho Puro Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss 3.8
Vvs Dark Green Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt 4.9
Woodbrown Médio Olive Green Acrylics - Matt 2.3

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

Reverse: Humbrol → 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