Brown
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Matt · 186
#87533B · L*40.7 a*19.0 b*23.1
The closest match to Humbrol Brown in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Brown is a dark, moderately saturated red. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is AK Interactive Base Flesh at ΔE 2.7 — very close. 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 Humbrol Brown?
AK Interactive Base Flesh is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Brown in any other range, at ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Monument AdeptiCon Spray-Team Orange Oxide (ΔE 2.8) and Foundry North African Flesh Shade (ΔE 2.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Brown?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Red Leather, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Brown Shop AK Interactive Base Flesh Shop AK Interactive Figures (3rd Gen) set
Brown equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Base Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) AK11401 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Rotbraun Light AFV AK170 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Brown equivalent in Monument
- B AdeptiCon Spray-Team Orange Oxide Pro Acrylic Primer S38 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Ben Komets Advanced Flesh Tone Pro Signature Series S17 ΔE 4.5 · close
Brown equivalent in Foundry
- B North African Flesh Shade Paint System 124A ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Rich Butternut Shade Paint System 115A ΔE 4.7 · close
Brown equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Brown Čsn 2430/Čsn 1010 Mr Paint MRP-161 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Earth Red FS30117 Mr Paint MRP-387 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Brown equivalent in Liquitex
- B Iridescent Rich Copper Heavy Body Acrylix 230 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Red Oxide Heavy Body Acrylix 335 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Brown equivalent in FolkArt
- B Copper Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6305 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Burnt Sienna Acrylic Colors 943 ΔE 3.6 · close
Brown equivalent in Vallejo
- B Red Leather Model Color 70.818 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Sable Brown Arte Deco 85.114 ΔE 4.0 · close
Brown equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Barbarian Leather Fantasy Range 116 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Brick Red World War II Range 509 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Brown equivalent in Citadel
- C Vermin Fur Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Bestial Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.2 · close
Brown equivalent in Reaper
- C Oiled Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors 9110 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Scorched Metal Master Series Paints Core Colors 9125 ΔE 4.9 · close
Brown equivalent in Acrilex
- C Marrom Escuro Paints 526 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Cerâmica Paints 506 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Brown equivalent in Italeri
- C Medium Brown Acrylic Paint 4306AP ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Dark Earth Acrylic Paint 4303AP ΔE 8.3 · similar
Brown in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #815331 | Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.5 |
| The Army Painter | #7B482A | Cursed Blade D&D Undead Set | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mig | #814428 | Earth Brown Acrylics | ΔE 4.9 |
| Tamiya | #784629 | Linoleum deck brown Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mission Models | #82483A | Japanese Propeller Brown | ΔE 5.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 5.3 |
| P3 | #7A5131 | Tharn Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Scale75 | #97604C | Old Copper Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Arteza | #865F43 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #7D5B44 | Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #7C422F | Red Brown (2) Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #87552C | Toffee Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Golden | #915A31 | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.0 |
| Duncan | #755339 | Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Creature | #974634 | Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tom Color | #825F3F | FS 30219 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Warcolours | #793C2A | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #7D4A1B | Quicksand Brown Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.0 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- C Chocolate Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Leather Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.4 · similar
- D Copper Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 9.5 · similar
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