Paint Equivalents

German Splinter Brown

Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 83B

#4E3E2E · L*27.5 a*4.3 b*12.5

The closest match to Foundry German Splinter Brown in every other range, nearest first.

Foundry German Splinter Brown is a dark, muted orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Dunkelbraun – Dark Brown RAL 7017 at ΔE 0.6. 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 German Splinter Brown?

AK Interactive Dunkelbraun – Dark Brown RAL 7017 is the closest equivalent to Foundry German Splinter Brown in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mig RAL 7017 Dunkelbraun (ΔE 1.3) and Scale75 Earth Green (ΔE 1.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry German Splinter Brown?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Burnt Umber, ΔE 3.5 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Foundry German Splinter Brown Shop AK Interactive Dunkelbraun – Dark Brown RAL 7017 Shop AK Interactive Real Colors - WWII set

German Splinter Brown equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Dunkelbraun – Dark Brown RAL 7017 Real Colors - WWII RC056 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Ral 7017 Dunkelbraun AFV (3rd Gen) AK11315 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable

Full Foundry → AK Interactive conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Mig

  1. A RAL 7017 Dunkelbraun Acrylics AMIG0007 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Brown Wash For German Dark Yellow Washes AMIG1000 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Foundry → Mig conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Earth Green Artist Range ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Burnt Umber Artist Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Foundry → Scale75 conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Dark iron Lacquer Paint LP-54 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint LP-17 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Foundry → Tamiya conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Cypress Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Rawhide Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Foundry → The Army Painter conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Brown 3606 Mr Color 517 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Black Brown Aqueous Hobby Color H462 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Foundry → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Monument

  1. B AdeptiCon Spray-Team Drab Brown Pro Acrylic Primer S40 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C AdeptiCon Spray-Team Magnesium Pro Acrylic Primer S42 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Foundry → Monument conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Shadow Skin Tone TC-0308 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Nato Brown TC-0198 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Foundry → Tom Color conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Burnt Umber Model Air 71.040 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Leather Brown Model Color 70.871 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Foundry → Vallejo conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Humbrol

  1. C Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 10 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. E German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt 160 ΔE 11.5 · far

Full Foundry → Humbrol conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint 4858AP ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Military Green Acrylic Paint 4852AP ΔE 9.5 · similar

Full Foundry → Italeri conversion chart

German Splinter Brown equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Cuirass Leather Wave 1 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Druid Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Foundry → Duncan conversion chart

German Splinter Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #4E3E25 Skeleton Brown Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.0
Coat d'Arms #543E31 Chesnut Brown Military Range ΔE 4.0
Kimera Kolors #54483C Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 4.0
Liquitex #403323 Transparent Raw Umber Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.1
Citadel #5A422F Scorched Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.1
Reaper #58442B Basic Dirt Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.2
Mr. Paint #544025 Khaki Green No.3 Mr Paint ΔE 4.4
Acrilex #52483B Sépia Paints ΔE 4.5
FolkArt #523620 Chocolate Brown Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 5.9
Golden #433C36 N2 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 6.0
Apple Barrel #3E382C Sandstone Colors ΔE 6.2
Mission Models #5E4D33 Rail Tie Brown ΔE 6.4
P3 #503528 Deathless Metal Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6
Creature #654B2D Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.5
Warcolours #5D4239 Brown 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.7
Arteza #664632 Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 7.7
Revell #565246 NATO Olive Email Color - Matt ΔE 9.2
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 14.3

Nearest colours inside Foundry

  1. D Dark African Flesh Paint System ΔE 6.1 · similar
  2. D Chestnut Shade Paint System ΔE 6.8 · similar
  3. D German Splinter Brown Shade Paint System ΔE 7.2 · similar
  4. D Granite Shade Paint System ΔE 7.2 · similar
  5. D Red Oxide Shade Paint System ΔE 7.9 · similar
  6. D Charcoal Black Paint System ΔE 8.1 · similar

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