Paint Equivalents

Primer (Aerosol Sprays)

Humbrol · Humbrol Aerosol Sprays · S1

#525D57 · L*38.4 a*-5.6 b*2.0

The closest match to Humbrol Primer (Aerosol Sprays) in every other range, nearest first.

Humbrol Primer is a dark, muted green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Reaper Skeleton Key at ΔE 2.0 — very close. 18 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 Primer (Aerosol Sprays)?

Reaper Skeleton Key is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Primer (Aerosol Sprays) in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Foundry German Splinter Green Shade (ΔE 2.1) and Tom Color Schlickgrau 58 (ΔE 2.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Primer (Aerosol Sprays)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is USAF Green, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Humbrol Primer Shop Reaper Skeleton Key Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Bones set

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones 9465 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. D Highland Moss Master Series Paints Core Colors 9083 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full Humbrol → Reaper conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B German Splinter Green Shade Paint System 84A ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C British Blanco Green Shade Paint System 91A ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Humbrol → Foundry conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Schlickgrau 58 TC-0097 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B FS 34092 TC-0018 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Humbrol → Tom Color conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Hunter Green Colors 20754 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Dark Gray Gloss™ 20366 ΔE 8.6 · similar

Full Humbrol → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Burnt Moss Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Enchanted Steel Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Humbrol → The Army Painter conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Greenish Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full Humbrol → Revell conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B 507b Admirality Medium Grey Naval AK5034 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Dull Dark Green Fs 34092 Air (3rd Gen) AK11873 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Humbrol → AK Interactive conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B USAF Green Model Air 71.124 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Gunship Green Model Air 71.014 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Humbrol → Vallejo conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Bronze Green British AFV MMP-106 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII MMP-088 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Humbrol → Mission Models conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Tank Blue Grey World War II Range 511 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Slate Grey World War II Range 533 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Humbrol → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Light Slate Grey Mr Paint MRP-116 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Dark Gunship Grey FS36081 Mr Paint MRP-241 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Humbrol → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Primer (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C RLM75 Gray Violet Acrysion N69 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C RLM81 Brown Violet A Aqueous Hobby Color H421 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Humbrol → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Primer in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #516762 Greenscape Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1
Duncan #4E5248 Ashen Grey Wave 2 ΔE 5.1
P3 #5F6156 Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.2
Mig #434E48 RLM 74 Graugrün Acrylics ΔE 5.2
Italeri #585B5B Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.8
Tamiya #485B5F Medium blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 6.0
Monument #54544A Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.2
Scale75 #3F4C45 Field Grey 2 Warfront Range ΔE 6.2
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 6.3
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 7.4
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.4
Citadel #697068 Dawnstone Air ΔE 7.6
Golden #4A4A48 N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 8.6
Warcolours #4C4C4C Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.8
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.8
Arteza #375B5F Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 8.9
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 9.2
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.9

Nearest colours inside Humbrol

  1. C Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.8 · close
  3. D Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.2 · similar
  4. E US Light Green Acrylics - Matt ΔE 11.5 · far
  5. E Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 12.4 · far
  6. E Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 12.9 · far

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