Chestnut
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 53B
#833F00 · L*34.8 a*25.9 b*45.2
The closest match to Foundry Chestnut in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Chestnut is a dark, saturated orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Radiant Orange Dip at ΔE 1.6. 22 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?
Green Stuff World Radiant Orange Dip is the closest equivalent to Foundry Chestnut in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Sepia (ΔE 1.8) and Mission Models Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 (ΔE 3.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Chestnut?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Rust, ΔE 5.2 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Chestnut Shop Green Stuff World Radiant Orange Dip Shop Green Stuff World Dipping Inks set
Chestnut equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Radiant Orange Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Quicksand Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
Chestnut equivalent in Warcolours
- A Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- E Metallic Copper Metallic paints ΔE 10.9 · far
Chestnut equivalent in Mission Models
- B Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 MMP-130 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Russian 6k FS 30117 MMP-027 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Chestnut equivalent in Citadel
- B Skrag Brown Layer ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Gryphonne Sepia Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 5.0 · close
Chestnut equivalent in Reaper
- B Harvest Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9200 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Intense Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9138 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Chestnut equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Sepia Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Hardened Leather Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Chestnut equivalent in Scale75
- C Inktense Chesnut Inktensity Range ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Endurance Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.5 · similar
Chestnut equivalent in P3
- C Bronze Badge Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Bloodstone Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Chestnut equivalent in Vallejo
- D Light Rust Panzer Aces 70.301 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Sepia Wash Game Color Wash 73.300 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Chestnut equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Olive Brown RAL 8008 Mr Paint MRP-282 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D IJNAF H2 Camouflage Brown Mr Paint MRP-426 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Chestnut equivalent in Mig
- D Red Primer High Lights Primers AMIG0922 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D RAL 8012 Rotbraun Acrylics AMIG0014 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Chestnut equivalent in Tamiya
- D Metallic brown Acrylics Mini Gloss X-34 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D NATO brown Acrylics Mini Flat XF-68 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Chestnut in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #854A2A | Deep Brown Intense (3rd Gen) | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #724623 | Iridescent Rich Bronze Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| FolkArt | #714721 | Solid Bronze Metallics | ΔE 7.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #87552C | Toffee Colors | ΔE 7.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #9A5622 | Mars Orange Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Revell | #815331 | Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 8.2 |
| Creature | #9E5423 | Copper Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.3 |
| Humbrol | #A44F18 | Copper Acrylics - Metallics | ΔE 8.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #975829 | Brass Mr Metal Color | ΔE 8.4 |
| Monument | #804C31 | AdeptiCon Spray-Team Orange Oxide Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 8.4 |
| Golden | #833215 | Burnt Sienna SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.6 |
| Duncan | #755339 | Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 | ΔE 11.1 |
| Italeri | #7A5936 | Dark Earth Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #59371C | Wood Brown Military Range | ΔE 11.5 |
| Arteza | #863625 | Burnt Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.9 |
| Tom Color | #6E5326 | FS 30118 | ΔE 12.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 13.9 |
| Acrilex | #815547 | Marrom Escuro Paints | ΔE 14.1 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- A Bay Brown Light Paint System ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Conker Brown Light Paint System ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Butter Fudge Shade Paint System ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Dusky Flesh Shade Paint System ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Conker Brown Paint System ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Dusky Flesh Paint System ΔE 8.5 · similar
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