Chestnut Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 53A
#56392B · L*27.0 a*11.0 b*13.9
The closest match to Foundry Chestnut Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Chestnut Shade is a dark, muted red. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Medium Brown Dark Earth (bs 450) at ΔE 1.1. 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 Foundry Chestnut Shade?
Mig Medium Brown Dark Earth (bs 450) is the closest equivalent to Foundry Chestnut Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: P3 Deathless Metal (ΔE 1.6) and Mission Models NATO Brown (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Chestnut Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is German Red Tail Light, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Chestnut Shade Shop Mig Medium Brown Dark Earth (bs 450) Shop Mig Acrylics set
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Mig
- A Medium Brown Dark Earth (bs 450) Acrylics AMIG0070 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Washable Mud Acrylics AMIG0108 ΔE 3.7 · close
Chestnut Shade equivalent in P3
- A Deathless Metal Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Sinari Skin Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.6 · close
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- A NATO Brown MMP-033 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Dark Tan FS 30219 MMP-060 ΔE 5.0 · close
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- A German Red Tail Light Panzer Aces 70.307 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Sepia Premium Airbrush Color 62.018 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Chestnut Shade equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Evil Chrome Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Satchel Brown Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Chestnut Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Tracks Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11251 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Wood Grain General AK781 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Pc-12 Mr Paint MRP-254 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B IJAAF 31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Color) Mr Paint MRP-423 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 44848E ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Nutmeg Brown Colors 20521 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Reaper
- B Saddle Brown Master Series Paints Bones 9428 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Nut Brown Master Series Paints Bones 9427 ΔE 3.9 · close
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Chesnut Brown Military Range 219 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Magic Metal Fantasy Range 113 ΔE 4.8 · close
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Duncan
- B Druid Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Spartan Bronze Wave 1 ΔE 4.3 · close
Chestnut Shade equivalent in Scale75
- C Yellow Oxide Artist Range ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Werewolf Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.7 · close
Chestnut Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 3.5 |
| Golden | #4C352D | Vandyke Brown Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 3.7 |
| Tom Color | #493326 | Nato Brown | ΔE 3.7 |
| Warcolours | #5D4239 | Brown 4 Layer paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| FolkArt | #523620 | Chocolate Brown Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #543923 | Lederbraun Mr Color | ΔE 4.1 |
| Monument | #5E4433 | Light Umber Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Citadel | #4F322C | Thondia Brown Base | ΔE 4.6 |
| Arteza | #664632 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Tamiya | #4F3733 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Liquitex | #523531 | Muted Pink Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.2 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #4C361F | Elfwood Brown Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 6.2 |
| Humbrol | #623319 | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.7 |
| Acrilex | #47321B | Rústico Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 13.0 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- C Peaty Brown Paint System ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Tan Shade Paint System ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Musket Stock Brown Paint System ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D German Splinter Brown Paint System ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Spearshaft Shade Paint System ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Musket Stock Brown Light Paint System ΔE 7.6 · similar
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