Dark Earth
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Matt · 29
#84664E · L*45.6 a*8.6 b*18.2
The closest match to Humbrol Dark Earth in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Dark Earth is a mid-toned, moderately saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Italeri Dark Earth Ana 617 at ΔE 1.6. 12 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 Dark Earth?
Italeri Dark Earth Ana 617 is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Dark Earth in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Japanese Brown (ΔE 1.8) and FolkArt Rose Gold (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Dark Earth?
The nearest Vallejo paint is New Wood, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Dark Earth Shop Italeri Dark Earth Ana 617 Shop Italeri Acrylic Paint set
Dark Earth equivalent in Italeri
- A Dark Earth Ana 617 Acrylic Paint 4846AP ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Bruno Mimetico Acrylic Paint 4644AP ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Dark Earth equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Japanese Brown Mr Color 526 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Rlm79 Sand Yellow Mr Color 119 ΔE 4.8 · close
Dark Earth equivalent in FolkArt
- A Rose Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6304 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Bronze Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6303 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Dark Earth equivalent in Scale75
- B Walnut Scale Color Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Smoke Gray Warfront Range ΔE 4.5 · close
Dark Earth equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Tan 507m Mr Paint MRP-179 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Nocciola Mr Paint MRP-305 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Earth equivalent in Foundry
- B Drab Butternut Paint System 116B ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Bronze Barrel Paint System 103B ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Earth equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Beige Brown World War II Range 529 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Super Wash Mid Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 176 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Earth equivalent in Duncan
- B Dust Bowl Wave 1 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Scabbard Brown Wave 3 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Earth equivalent in Vallejo
- B New Wood Panzer Aces 70.311 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Brown Wash FX 76.513 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Dark Earth equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Cork Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Highlight -25- Figures AK3062 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Brown Fs 30140 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC224 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark Earth equivalent in Tom Color
- B Field Uniform Brown TC-0055 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C FS 30219 TC-0051 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Earth equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Bullwhack Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Werewolf Fur Warpaints WP1464 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Earth in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #865F43 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #866E56 | Territorial Beige Colors | ΔE 3.7 |
| Monument | #805F3E | Flameon Caramel Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #7D5B44 | Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mig | #81603D | Fs 30219 Tan Acrylics | ΔE 4.3 |
| Revell | #765C4D | Brown Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.3 |
| Citadel | #966747 | Brazen Brass Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #92653C | Bogrin Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #715C41 | Dark Beige Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tamiya | #715A3D | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.6 |
| Reaper | #8A693C | Brown Sand Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mission Models | #786749 | Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Golden | #915A31 | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 8.1 |
| Acrilex | #815547 | Marrom Escuro Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Liquitex | #8C6931 | Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.2 |
| Warcolours | #A07C62 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Creature | #654B2D | Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.7 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- D Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Chocolate Acrylics - Matt ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Brown Acrylics - Matt ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Olive Green Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.1 · similar
- E Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 11.5 · far
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