Paint Equivalents

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen))

AK Interactive · Figures (3rd Gen) · AK11418

#23160D · L*8.7 a*5.2 b*7.6

The closest match to AK Interactive Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Brown Black is a very dark, muted red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Reaper Brown Liner, ΔE 1.3. 17 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen))?

Reaper Brown Liner is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Rough Iron (ΔE 2.5) and Tom Color Leather Suit Base (ΔE 2.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen))?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Charred Brown, ΔE 3.8 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Brown Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9064 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Charred Brown Master Series Paints Bones 9426 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Rough Iron Warpaints Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Strong Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Leather Suit Base TC-0227 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Leather Suit Shadow TC-0309 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Melted Chocolate Colors 20258 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Coffee Bean Gloss™ 20666 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Coffee Bean Acrylic Colors 940 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Dark Brown Acrylic Colors 416 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Arteza

  1. C Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A306 ΔE 7.2 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Arteza conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Charred Brown Game Air 76.045 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Black Model Color 70.950 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C 6k Russian Brown Mr Paint MRP-275 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C 6k Russian Brown Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A036 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. C Transparent Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix 130 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Van Dyke Red Heavy Body Acrylix 392 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Liquitex conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Creature

  1. C Dark Umber Monument Pro Acryl MPA-019 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Mahogany Monument Pro Acryl MPA-009 ΔE 6.7 · similar

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mig

  1. C Dark Brown Wash For Green Vehicles Washes AMIG1005 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Tracks Wash Washes AMIG1002 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Brown Black (Figures (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Mahogany Pro Acrylic Paints 009 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Brown Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 201 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → Monument conversion chart

Brown Black in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #24110A Scorched Wood Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3
P3 #32261D Battlefield Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.1
Scale75 #220B05 Ss Camo Dark Brown Warfront Range ΔE 5.9
Mission Models #33211F Pearl Root Beer Brown ΔE 6.1
Golden #332920 Vandyke Brown Hue Heavy Body ΔE 6.3
Foundry #2F1D1D Peaty Brown Shade Paint System ΔE 6.3
Humbrol #171310 Black Acrylics - Satin ΔE 6.3
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 6.5
Tamiya #2E1F09 Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 6.7
Citadel #171314 Corvus Black Air ΔE 7.3
Warcolours #1E1D1B Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.0
Mr. Hobby #1F1E1D RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 8.1
Italeri #3D2624 Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.6
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 10.1
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 10.1
Revell #17181C Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 10.4
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 12.3
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 26.0

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. B Grim Brown Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Black Rubber Figures ΔE 4.1 · close
  3. C Burnt Umber Ink (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.3 · close
  4. C Sepia Ink (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.4 · close
  5. D Black Grey / Bla Uniform Figures ΔE 5.7 · similar
  6. D Black 6rp Real Colors - AFV ΔE 5.9 · similar

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