Dark Umber
Green Stuff World · Acrylic Colors
#3B302E · L*21.0 a*4.6 b*3.1
The closest match to Green Stuff World Dark Umber in every other range, nearest first.
Green Stuff World Dark Umber is a very dark, muted red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Red Primer Shadow, ΔE 1.6. 15 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 Green Stuff World Dark Umber?
AK Interactive Red Primer Shadow is the closest equivalent to Green Stuff World Dark Umber in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Brown Splash Mud (ΔE 2.1) and Monument Dark Umber (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Green Stuff World Dark Umber?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Brown Splash Mud, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Green Stuff World to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Dark Umber equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Red Primer Shadow AFV AK125 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Chipping Color General AK711 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Dark Umber equivalent in Vallejo
- B Brown Splash Mud Weathering FX 73.805 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Russian Splash Mud Weathering FX 73.802 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Dark Umber equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Umber Pro Acrylic Paints 019 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Transparent Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 052 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Dark Umber equivalent in Golden
- B VanDyke Brown Hue Fluid 2442 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Burnt Umber Heavy Body 1030 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Dark Umber equivalent in Foundry
- B German Splinter Brown Shade Paint System 83A ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Quagmire Shade Paint System 63A ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Umber equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Mahogany Acrysion N84 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color 116 ΔE 4.9 · close
Dark Umber equivalent in Arteza
- B Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A307 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Dark Umber equivalent in Liquitex
- B Van Dyke Red Heavy Body Acrylix 392 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Transparent Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix 130 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Dark Umber equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Dark Skin Shade Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Onyx Skin Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Umber equivalent in FolkArt
- C Burnt Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment 7244 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Raw Umber Acrylic Colors 485 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark Umber equivalent in Scale75
- C Dunkelbraun Brown Warfront Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Grease Soil Works ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Umber equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Extra Dark Rust Mr Paint MRP-361 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C RLM 61 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A054 ΔE 4.5 · close
Dark Umber in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #3B3128 | 6k Russian Brown Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Reaper | #463639 | Dusky Skin Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mission Models | #45302B | Rotbraun RAL 8017 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Tamiya | #3F3B3A | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Tom Color | #3D383C | Tire Black | ΔE 5.2 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #342220 | Chocolate Bar Colors | ΔE 5.5 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.6 |
| Humbrol | #292526 | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.7 |
| Citadel | #473F39 | Tin Bitz Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 5.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 5.9 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| Warcolours | #373737 | Metallic Black Metallic paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.6 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 18.0 |
Nearest colours inside Green Stuff World
- D Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Ranger Green Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Barrel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 8.7 · similar
- E Primer Black Matt Surface ΔE 10.1 · far
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