Paint Equivalents

Brown

Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color / Mr Color · N7

#CA3A29 · L*46.6 a*55.7 b*42.9

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Brown in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Brown is a mid-toned, vivid red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Scarlet Red at ΔE 1.5. 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

This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots

What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Brown?

AK Interactive Scarlet Red is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Brown in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Scarlet (ΔE 1.9) and Mig Metallic Red (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Brown?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Scarlet, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Brown Shop AK Interactive Scarlet Red Shop AK Interactive Standard (3rd Gen) set

Brown equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Scarlet Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11087 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Acrylic Color General AK740 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Scarlet Model Color 70.817 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Burnt Orange Arte Deco 85.030 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Mig

  1. B Metallic Red Acrylics AMIG0188 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. C Red Acrylics AMIG0049 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mig conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Golden

  1. B Pyrrole Red SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6555 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Naphthol Red Light Fluid 2210 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Golden conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Phoenix Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9005 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Magma Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9217 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Red Acrylic Paint 4606AP ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Italeri conversion chart

Brown equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Mars Red Warpaints WP1436 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Archangel Red Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Toluidine Red Expansion Set 1 PR 3 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Brown equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss 174 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss 209 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix 294 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix 035 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Liquitex conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Inferno Orange Wave 3 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Duncan conversion chart

Brown equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Vermelho Paints 555 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Telha Paints 932 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Acrilex conversion chart

Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Scale75 #BE331E Aldebaran Red Scale Color Range ΔE 3.4
Green Stuff World #C22B24 Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.5
Tamiya #C63834 Italian red Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.6
Warcolours #DA2127 Red 1 Layer paints ΔE 3.6
Citadel #B94023 Macharius Solar Orange Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.0
Mr. Paint #C92025 A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint ΔE 4.2
Coat d'Arms #D83F37 Blood Red Fantasy Range ΔE 4.2
Arteza #BC5035 Mars Orange Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.7
Tom Color #E42417 Vermelho Flame ΔE 4.9
Foundry #E22915 Bright Red Paint System ΔE 4.9
Creature #D00903 Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.2
FolkArt #BC5437 Pure Orange Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 5.7
Apple Barrel #DB2C00 Orange Colors ΔE 6.0
Mission Models #ED1B24 Insignia Red FS 31136 ΔE 6.1
Revell #BF111B Luminous Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 6.2
Monument #AD4E32 Burnt Sienna Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.6
P3 #EE2C24 Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6
Turbo Dork #D94E50 Redrum ΔE 9.1

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. B MS Yellow Gundam Color Spray ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Flat Red Acrysion ΔE 3.9 · close
  3. C Madder Red Mr Color ΔE 3.9 · close
  4. C Red Madder Acrysion ΔE 3.9 · close
  5. C Super Italian Red Mr Color ΔE 3.9 · close
  6. C MS Char's Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 3.9 · close

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