Tan
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Gloss · 9
#B05318 · L*46.3 a*34.6 b*48.8
The closest match to Humbrol Tan in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Tan is a mid-toned, saturated red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Orange Brown, ΔE 1.5. 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 Tan?
AK Interactive Orange Brown is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Tan in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Flesh Base (ΔE 2.7) and Apple Barrel Jack-O-Lantern (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Tan?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Flesh Base, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Tan Shop AK Interactive Orange Brown (Standard (3rd Gen)) Shop AK Interactive Standard (3rd Gen) set
Tan equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Orange Brown Standard (3rd Gen) AK11101 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Copper Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11197 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Tan equivalent in Vallejo
- B Flesh Base Panzer Aces 70.341 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Brassy Brass Game Air 72.758 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Tan equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Jack-O-Lantern Colors 21472 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Pumpkin Orange Gloss™ 20359 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Tan equivalent in Reaper
- B Goblin Skin Master Series Paints Bones 9457 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Blonde Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9256 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Tan equivalent in Citadel
- C Brass Scorpion Layer ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Tanned Flesh Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.0 · similar
Tan equivalent in FolkArt
- C Pure Orange Shiny™ 2703 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D English Mustard Acrylic Colors 959 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Tan equivalent in Creature
- C Copper Monument Pro Acryl MPA-027 ΔE 4.1 · close
- E Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl MPA-042 ΔE 11.8 · far
Tan equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Greedy Gold Warpaints Air ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Weapon Bronze Warpaints Air ΔE 4.3 · close
Tan equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Medium Rust Mr Paint MRP-359 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Light Orange F-16 Mr Paint MRP-207 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Tan equivalent in Golden
- C Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Fluid 2386 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Raw Sienna Heavy Body 1340 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Tan equivalent in Revell
- C Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Bronze Email Color - Metallic ΔE 8.2 · similar
Tan equivalent in Mig
- C Red Primer Shine Primers AMIG0923 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Medium Rust Acrylics AMIG0040 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Tan in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimera Kolors | #9A5622 | Mars Orange Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mission Models | #9D4F29 | Russian 6k FS 30117 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Scale75 | #B2621B | Chink Orange Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 5.8 |
| Foundry | #9F5913 | Tan Paint System | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #9E4923 | Bloodstone Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #9B5A20 | Transparent Raw Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #975829 | Brass Mr Metal Color | ΔE 6.2 |
| Duncan | #B5623C | Steampunk Copper Wave 2 | ΔE 6.3 |
| Warcolours | #AA441E | Metallic Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Acrilex | #B5653C | Siena Natural Paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #C16001 | Foxhide Brown Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tamiya | #CC5C03 | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 7.0 |
| Monument | #AD4E32 | Burnt Sienna Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Arteza | #A66643 | Pearl Copper Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #D66C30 | Italian Red Earth World War II Range | ΔE 11.0 |
| Italeri | #E55C00 | Orange Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.5 |
| Tom Color | #EB3102 | Suco De Laranja | ΔE 12.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 12.8 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- B Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Copper Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Leather Acrylics - Matt ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.8 · similar
- E Brown Acrylics - Matt ΔE 11.4 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot