Paint Equivalents

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35-

AK Interactive · Figures · AK3083

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The closest match to AK Interactive Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- is a dark grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Black Grey at ΔE 1.7. 10 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 Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35-?

Vallejo Black Grey is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Black Uniform Base (ΔE 1.9) and Reaper Stone Wash (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35-?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Grey, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Black Grey Model Color 70.862 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Camouflage Black Green Model Color 70.741 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Black Uniform Base TC-0255 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. A FS 36081 Dark Gunship Grey TC-0253 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9311 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Blackened Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9205 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Barrel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in P3

  1. B Immortal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → P3 conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Golden

  1. B Raw Umber Heavy Body 1350 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Raw Umber OPEN Acrylics 7350 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Rough Iron Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Dryad Bark Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Basilicanum Grey Contrast ΔE 4.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Melted Chocolate Colors 20258 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Black Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18128 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. B Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.4 · close

Full AK Interactive → Warcolours conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- equivalent in Acrilex

  1. C Preto Paints 520 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. E Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 11.0 · far

Full AK Interactive → Acrilex conversion chart

Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #322A1D Afrika Korps Wash Washes ΔE 4.0
Mr. Paint #2D2727 Extra Dark Rust Mr Paint ΔE 4.4
Monument #2C2D28 Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.5
Mr. Hobby #1F1E1D RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.6
Scale75 #292929 Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 4.6
Humbrol #2A2A2A Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 4.7
Mission Models #2E2D2D NATO Black ΔE 4.7
Foundry #3B322D German Splinter Brown Shade Paint System ΔE 5.0
Creature #2C282A Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.5
Tamiya #222424 NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.5
Liquitex #302219 Transparent Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.6
Arteza #2E201B Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.1
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 6.2
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 6.4
Revell #252429 Tar Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.5
Italeri #2D3122 Dark Slate Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.8
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 10.6
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 20.5

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Dark Grey / Field Grey Shadows -57- Figures ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Brown Black Figures ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  3. A Grey (fs 36081) Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  4. B Black Uniform Base Figures ΔE 2.6 · very close
  5. B Gun Metal Real Colors - Standard ΔE 2.9 · very close
  6. B Rubber Black Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.3 · very close

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