Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color)
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H72
#8B7844 · L*51.1 a*0.1 b*31.1
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Dark Earth is a mid-toned, moderately saturated yellow. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Foundry Drab at ΔE 2.0 — very close. 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 Mr. Hobby Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color)?
Foundry Drab is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Buff Dark Shade (ΔE 2.2) and P3 Gun Corps Brown (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Middle Stone, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Dark Earth Shop Foundry Drab Shop Foundry Paint System set
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Foundry
- B Drab Paint System 12B ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Soviet Summer Tan Paint System 79B ΔE 4.5 · close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Buff Dark Shade AFV AK4007 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Idf Early Sand Yellow Real Colors - AFV RC096 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in P3
- B Gun Corps Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Bog Moss Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Brass Mr Paint MRP-150 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Brass Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A018 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Hoard Bronze Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Hemp Rope Warpaints WP1431 ΔE 4.1 · close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mig
- B Real Idf Sand Grey 73 Acrylics AMIG0132 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Dunkelgelb Base Acrylics AMIG0902 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Middle Stone Model Color 70.882 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Camouflage Green Game Color 72.031 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Desert Camo Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Antique Gold Metallic Colors ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Liquitex
- C Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix 237 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix 530 ΔE 4.8 · close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Tan Earth World War II Range 524 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Dark Sand Brushscape Range 404 ΔE 4.9 · close
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Creature
- C Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl MPA-026 ΔE 4.0 · close
- E Yellow Ochre Monument Pro Acryl MPA-038 ΔE 13.7 · far
Dark Earth (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mission Models
- C IDF Sand Grey Version 1 MMP-037 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Grunbraun RAL 8000 MMP-017 ΔE 4.8 · close
Dark Earth in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #7E783F | Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.1 |
| FolkArt | #8A8158 | Champagne Metallics | ΔE 5.3 |
| Warcolours | #9E844B | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Reaper | #9B7E52 | Desert Stone Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 5.7 |
| Citadel | #9C823B | Hobgrot Hide Base | ΔE 5.8 |
| Scale75 | #7C6833 | Arabic Shadow Scale Color Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| Tom Color | #9D7C4F | FS 30095 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #A68249 | Giallo Mimetico 4 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #776742 | Ancient Gold Wave 3 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Monument | #9C8D64 | Light Bronze Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #9F7426 | Golden Sunset Colors | ΔE 8.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #956B23 | Dark Ochre Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Revell | #756544 | Olive Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.8 |
| Golden | #808028 | Green Gold OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.1 |
| Humbrol | #6F5F3E | Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 10.7 |
| Acrilex | #6A6F46 | Verde Oliva Paints | ΔE 10.9 |
| Arteza | #758351 | Pearl Olive Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 11.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 16.3 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B Hay Color Mr Color ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Khaki Brown Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D RLM79 Sand Yellow Acrysion ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Sandy Brown Mr Color ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Japanese Khaki Mr Color ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Zinc-chromate Type I Fs34151 Mr Color ΔE 7.2 · similar
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