Dark Brown (Figures)
AK Interactive · Figures · AK3053
#33291F · L*17.4 a*2.8 b*8.3
The closest match to AK Interactive Dark Brown (Figures) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Dark Brown is a very dark, muted orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Vandyke Brown Hue at ΔE 0.6. 14 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Brown (Figures)?
Golden Vandyke Brown Hue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dark Brown (Figures) in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Lemon Custard (ΔE 1.3) and P3 Immortal Black (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Dark Brown (Figures)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Grey, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Golden
- A Vandyke Brown Hue Heavy Body 1462 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Burnt Umber OPEN Acrylics 7030 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Lemon Custard Shiny™ 2706 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Coffee Bean Acrylic Colors 940 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in P3
- A Immortal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Battlefield Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Rough Iron Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Strong Skin Wash Skin Tones Paint Set - Washes ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B SCC No.1a Mr Paint MRP-345 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B 6k Russian Brown Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A036 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Mig
- B Afrika Korps Wash Washes AMIG1001 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B 6k Russian Brown Acrylics AMIG0020 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Black Grey Model Color 70.862 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Olive Brown Model Color 70.889 ΔE 3.5 · close
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Transparent Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix 130 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Transparent Raw Umber Heavy Body Acrylix 333 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Smoke Gray Acrysion N95 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Olive Drab 2314 Mr Color 518 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Foundry
- C German Splinter Brown Shade Paint System 83A ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Quagmire Shade Paint System 63A ΔE 7.1 · similar
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Scale75
- C Titanium Gray Warfront Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Chesknut Ink Artist Range ΔE 4.2 · close
Dark Brown (Figures) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Melted Chocolate Colors 20258 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Sandstone Colors 20575 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Dark Brown in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #393121 | Devlan Mud Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #3F311F | Matt Cexwish Dark Bronze Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.7 |
| Reaper | #2F1F12 | Sepia Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash | ΔE 4.7 |
| Humbrol | #433323 | Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.0 |
| Arteza | #2E201B | Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #25221B | Barrel Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Tom Color | #372415 | FS 30117 Earth Red | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tamiya | #2E1F09 | Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.7 |
| Creature | #2F1C10 | Dark Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.5 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Warcolours | #262624 | Transparent Black Transparent paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mission Models | #2E2D2D | NATO Black | ΔE 7.4 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #543E31 | Chesnut Brown Military Range | ΔE 9.5 |
| Revell | #252429 | Tar Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 10.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 20.7 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Black Uniform Base Figures ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Nº5 Earth Brown AFV ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Dark Grey / Field Grey Shadows -57- Figures ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- Figures ΔE 3.6 · close
- C RLM 61 / RLM 81 Air ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Brown Grey Figures ΔE 3.8 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot