Paint Equivalents

Royal Brown

Kimera Kolors · Kimera Kolors Expansion Set 1 · PBR 25

#65271D · L*24.7 a*27.2 b*20.5

The closest match to Kimera Kolors Royal Brown in every other range, nearest first.

Kimera Kolors Royal Brown is a very dark, moderately saturated red. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Demon Brown at ΔE 0.4. 8 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 Kimera Kolors Royal Brown?

Scale75 Demon Brown is the closest equivalent to Kimera Kolors Royal Brown in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Primer Red RAL 8012 (ΔE 1.1) and Golden Red Oxide (ΔE 1.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Kimera Kolors Royal Brown?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Dried Blood, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Kimera Kolors to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Kimera Kolors Royal Brown Shop Scale75 Demon Brown Shop Scale75 Instant Colors Range set

Royal Brown equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Demon Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. B Tindalos Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.3 · very close

Royal Brown equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Primer Red RAL 8012 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A028 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Fine Surface Primer-oxide Red Mr Paint MRP-LPR ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Royal Brown equivalent in Golden

  1. A Red Oxide Heavy Body 1360 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7360 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Royal Brown equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Dried Blood Game Color 72.133 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. A Dark Red Model Color 70.946 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Royal Brown equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss X-33 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Linoleum deck brown Spray TS-69 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Royal Brown equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Teracotta Shade Paint System 37A ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Bay Brown Paint System 42B ΔE 3.1 · very close

Royal Brown equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Brown 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints ΔE 5.9 · similar

Royal Brown equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Pueblo Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2902E ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Toasted Terra Cotta Acrylic Colors 99254 ΔE 4.4 · close

Royal Brown equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Barn Red Colors 20577 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Hot Rod Red Gloss™ 20637 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Royal Brown equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Ral 8012 Rotbraun AFV (3rd Gen) AK11328 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Rot (rotbraun) Red (red Brown) RAL 8012 Real Colors - AFV RC067 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Royal Brown equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Chaotic Red Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Kobold Red D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.9 · close

Royal Brown equivalent in Revell

  1. C Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Purple Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 8.5 · similar

Royal Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #6A342A Red Rage Wave 3 ΔE 3.7
Reaper #6A342A Ruddy Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.7
Tom Color #673222 Oxide Brown ΔE 3.7
Monument #631410 Burnt Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.2
Mig #591610 Crystal Red Acrylics ΔE 4.2
Mission Models #772420 Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 ΔE 4.3
P3 #6B160F Sanguine Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.4
Green Stuff World #632D2B Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.6
Citadel #73372D Beaten Copper Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.8
Mr. Hobby #501D11 Red Brown Ii Mr Color ΔE 4.9
Arteza #590C0B Sangria Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.8
Creature #801C15 Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.6
Liquitex #702029 Pyrrole Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.9
Italeri #823430 Rust Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.0
Humbrol #623319 German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 7.4
Coat d'Arms #79493D Red Brown World War II Range ΔE 10.0
Acrilex #99373C Cereja Paints ΔE 12.3
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 14.6

Nearest colours inside Kimera Kolors

  1. E Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 ΔE 10.5 · far
  2. E Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 ΔE 11.1 · far
  3. E Alizarin Crimson Expansion Set 1 ΔE 11.9 · far
  4. E The Red Pure Pigments ΔE 14.4 · far
  5. E Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 ΔE 17.3 · far
  6. E Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 18.0 · far

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