Top Brass
Duncan · Wave 2
#B59155 · L*62.3 a*6.1 b*36.7
The closest match to Duncan Top Brass in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Top Brass is a mid-toned, moderately saturated orange. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Karak Stone at ΔE 1.3. 8 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 Duncan Top Brass?
Citadel Karak Stone is the closest equivalent to Duncan Top Brass in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Carc Tan 686a Fs 33446 (ΔE 1.6) and Tom Color Ochre Brown (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Top Brass?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Iraqi Sand, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Top Brass Shop Citadel Karak Stone Shop Citadel Air set
Top Brass equivalent in Citadel
- A Karak Stone Air ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Bubonic Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.5 · close
Top Brass equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Carc Tan 686a Fs 33446 Real Colors - AFV RC079 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Carc Tan 686a (fs33446) AFV (3rd Gen) AK11349 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Top Brass equivalent in Tom Color
- A Ochre Brown TC-0202 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C FS 30279 TC-0020 ΔE 4.6 · close
Top Brass equivalent in Scale75
- A Iroko Scale Color Range ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Victorian Brass Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
Top Brass equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Festering Brown Fantasy Range 126 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Horse Tone – Dun Military Range 221 ΔE 3.9 · close
Top Brass equivalent in Vallejo
- A Iraqi Sand Model Color 70.819 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C US Earth Yellow Model Air 71.291 ΔE 3.6 · close
Top Brass equivalent in FolkArt
- B Yellow Ochre Acrylic Colors 917 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Bright Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 2966 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Top Brass equivalent in Mission Models
- B Brass MMC-002 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C RAF Middle Stone MMP-076 ΔE 4.3 · close
Top Brass equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Burnt Turf Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Yellow Dune Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Top Brass equivalent in Humbrol
- B Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays S93 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt 93 ΔE 4.6 · close
Top Brass equivalent in Revell
- B Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.6 · close
Top Brass equivalent in Foundry
- B Burnished Copper Paint System 43B ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Deep Brown Leather Paint System 45B ΔE 5.5 · similar
Top Brass in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #C09853 | Washable Sand (RAL 8020) Acrylics | ΔE 3.0 |
| Monument | #BE9953 | Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #B59858 | Blue Gold Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 3.2 |
| Italeri | #B48F41 | Wood Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.5 |
| Reaper | #BD9564 | Golden Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #A9854B | Dark Yellow RAL 7028 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #BF9F66 | Sandstorm Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| P3 | #AF9369 | Beast Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Golden | #B78B38 | Yellow Ochre Fluid | ΔE 4.5 |
| Creature | #C99855 | Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #B0895E | Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tamiya | #A68354 | Tan Aircraft Spray | ΔE 5.5 |
| Warcolours | #9E844B | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Arteza | #C39736 | Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C79131 | Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 11.9 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- C Heirloom Gold Wave 3 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Keleton Legion Wave 1 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Kronos Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Panzer Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Argonaut Skin Wave 2 ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Dragon's Gold Wave 1 ΔE 6.9 · similar
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