Brass
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metal Color · 219
#975829 · L*43.8 a*21.9 b*37.4
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Brass in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Brass is a dark, saturated orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Kimera Kolors Mars Orange, ΔE 1.3. 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Brass?
Kimera Kolors Mars Orange is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Brass in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Raw Sienna (ΔE 2.1) and Mig Red Primer Shine (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Brass?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Brassy Brass, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Brass Shop Kimera Kolors Mars Orange
Brass equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A Mars Orange Expansion Set 1 PR 101 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- D Golden Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 6.7 · similar
Brass equivalent in Golden
- B Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics 7340 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Raw Sienna Heavy Body 1340 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Brass equivalent in Mig
- B Red Primer Shine Primers AMIG0923 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Burnt Sand Acrylics AMIG0118 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Brass equivalent in Creature
- B Copper Monument Pro Acryl MPA-027 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- E Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl MPA-042 ΔE 11.1 · far
Brass equivalent in Liquitex
- B Transparent Raw Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix 332 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Iridescent Rich Copper Heavy Body Acrylix 230 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Brass equivalent in Scale75
- B Rotbraun 44 Warfront Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Orange Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 4.0 · close
Brass equivalent in P3
- B Idrian Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Skorne Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Brass equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Hardened Leather Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Greedy Gold Warpaints Air ΔE 3.7 · close
Brass equivalent in Vallejo
- B Brassy Brass Game Air 72.758 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- B Light Brown Model Color 70.929 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Brass equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Beige Brown Figures AK3054 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Medium Rust AFV AK707 ΔE 3.7 · close
Brass equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat XF-28 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Metallic brown Acrylics Mini Gloss X-34 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Brass equivalent in Citadel
- C Brass Scorpion Layer ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Golgfag Brown Dry ΔE 3.7 · close
Brass in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #A45D33 | Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #87552C | Toffee Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| FolkArt | #9D5D3A | Pumpkin Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Foundry | #93591A | Dusky Flesh Paint System | ΔE 4.2 |
| Humbrol | #A44F18 | Copper Acrylics - Metallics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #895C33 | RLM 79 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #8D5C25 | Flameon Dark Orange Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.0 |
| Mission Models | #9D4F29 | Russian 6k FS 30117 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #885A29 | Komodo Khaki Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Reaper | #9B6326 | Polished Leather Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #8B5D43 | Barbarian Leather Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.5 |
| Arteza | #A66643 | Pearl Copper Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Warcolours | #8B4201 | Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #855F30 | Earth Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.4 |
| Tom Color | #825F3F | FS 30219 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Duncan | #8E674B | Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Acrilex | #B5653C | Siena Natural Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 9.5 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- D Japanese Brown Mr Color ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Earth Brown Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Rlm79 Sand Yellow Mr Color ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Red Brown (1) Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Rust Red Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Red Brown (2) Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 11.5 · far
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