Cocoa Brown
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H17
#552E31 · L*24.0 a*18.2 b*5.9
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Cocoa Brown in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Cocoa Brown is a very dark, moderately saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Berry Wine, ΔE 2.0. 17 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Cocoa Brown?
FolkArt Berry Wine is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Cocoa Brown in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Red Copper (ΔE 2.3) and AK Interactive Violet Red (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Cocoa Brown?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Red, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Cocoa Brown Shop FolkArt Berry Wine (Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics) Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Cocoa Brown equivalent in FolkArt
- A Berry Wine Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2941 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Maple Syrup Acrylic Colors 945 ΔE 4.1 · close
Cocoa Brown equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Red Copper Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Tree Ancient Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.8 · close
Cocoa Brown equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Violet Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11075 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D WWI German Lilac Air AK2277 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Vallejo
- B Black Red Model Color 70.859 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Cranberry Arte Deco 85.043 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Golden
- B Violet Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7405 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Violet Oxide Heavy Body 1405 ΔE 3.9 · close
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Reaper
- B Volcano Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9268 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Dark Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors 9041 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Foundry
- B Musket Stock Brown Paint System 72B ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Musket Stock Brown Light Paint System 72C ΔE 3.8 · close
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Scale75
- C Red Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Indian Shadow Scale Color Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Duncan
- C Amphora Red Wave 3 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Dread Red Wave 2 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Mig
- C RAL 8017 Schokobraun Acrylics AMIG0015 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Old Rust Acrylics AMIG0042 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Light Pink Colors 20535 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Tapestry Wine Colors 20592 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Cocoa Brown equivalent in Liquitex
- C Muted Pink Heavy Body Acrylix 504 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Quinacridone Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix 114 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Cocoa Brown in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #4F2330 | Burgundy Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.9 |
| Citadel | #4F322C | Thondia Brown Base | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mission Models | #592321 | Rotbraun RAL 8012 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| Tamiya | #4F3733 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #4A2D25 | Dark Wood Mr Paint | ΔE 6.6 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.2 |
| Monument | #733739 | Burgundy Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Arteza | #663D34 | Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6C4645 | Super Wash Light Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #683348 | Vinho Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.0 |
| P3 | #4B2B1F | Sinari Skin Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Warcolours | #4B1C14 | Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Tom Color | #351814 | Noz Moscada | ΔE 9.0 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.6 |
| Humbrol | #623319 | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 13.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 18.5 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Hull Red Acrysion ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Mud Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Chocolate Brown T Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Red Brown Mr Color ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Red Brown Acrysion ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Metal Bloody Red Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 8.4 · similar
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