Red Primer Dark Base
AK Interactive · AFV · AK126
#43342F · L*23.2 a*5.8 b*5.7
The closest match to AK Interactive Red Primer Dark Base in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Red Primer Dark Base is a very dark, muted red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Monument Dark Umber at ΔE 1.2. 11 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 Red Primer Dark Base?
Monument Dark Umber is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Red Primer Dark Base in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Arteza Raw Umber (ΔE 2.0) and Scale75 Dunkelbraun Brown (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Red Primer Dark Base?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Smokey Ink, ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Monument
- A Dark Umber Pro Acrylic Paints 019 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Ninjon Dark Plum Pro Signature Series S11 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Arteza
- A Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A307 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Scale75
- B Dunkelbraun Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Grease Soil Works ΔE 2.9 · very close
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Vallejo
- B Smokey Ink Game Color 72.068 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Splinter Blotches II Panzer Aces 70.347 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Dark Umber Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Ranger Green Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.8 · similar
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Nato Brown Mr Paint MRP-079 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Chestnut Brown Mr Paint MRP-166 ΔE 3.5 · close
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Mission Models
- B Rotbraun RAL 8017 MMP-012 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Pearl Root Beer Brown MMP-154 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Tom Color
- B Leather Brown TC-0152 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Rusted Umber TC-0248 ΔE 4.0 · close
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Golden
- B Burnt Umber Heavy Body 1030 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Burnt Umber Light Heavy Body 1035 ΔE 3.5 · close
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Foundry
- B German Splinter Brown Shade Paint System 83A ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Quagmire Shade Paint System 63A ΔE 5.2 · similar
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in FolkArt
- B Burnt Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment 7244 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Bark Brown Acrylic Colors 2560 ΔE 4.8 · close
Red Primer Dark Base equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Black Brown Aqueous Hobby Color H462 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Mahogany Acrysion N84 ΔE 4.5 · close
Red Primer Dark Base in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #412C27 | Nato Brown Acrylics | ΔE 3.7 |
| The Army Painter | #382A22 | Strong Skin Wash Skin Tones Paint Set - Washes | ΔE 3.9 |
| Liquitex | #362825 | Van Dyke Red Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.0 |
| Tamiya | #4F3733 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Reaper | #463639 | Dusky Skin Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.9 |
| Duncan | #533D33 | Druid Flesh Wave 2 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Citadel | #442B25 | Catachan Fleshtone Base | ΔE 5.2 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #4A423F | Burnt Umber Colors | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #32261D | Battlefield Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #543E31 | Chesnut Brown Military Range | ΔE 5.8 |
| Humbrol | #433323 | Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.0 |
| Warcolours | #5D4239 | Brown 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.0 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.1 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 17.6 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Red Brown AFV ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Rotbraun Base AFV ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Brown Grey Figures ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Red Primer Shadow AFV ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Waffen Brown Grey Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Bsc. Nº49 Purple Brown AFV ΔE 4.0 · close
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