Paint Equivalents

Light Brown (Mr Color)

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color · 321

#B4926A · L*62.8 a*7.3 b*26.0

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Light Brown (Mr Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Light Brown is a mid-toned, moderately saturated orange. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Khaki Brown at ΔE 1.1. 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

What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Light Brown (Mr Color)?

Mig Khaki Brown is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Light Brown (Mr Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Dark Yellow FS33448 (ΔE 1.5) and Vallejo Light Brown (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Light Brown (Mr Color)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Brown, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Light Brown Shop Mig Khaki Brown Shop Mig Acrylics set

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Mig

  1. A Khaki Brown Acrylics AMIG0088 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Desert Yellow Acrylics AMIG0138 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mig conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Yellow FS33448 Mr Paint MRP-436 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Cdl Variant 2 Mr Paint MRP-258 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Light Brown Model Air 71.027 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B USAF Tan Model Air 71.348 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Deep Brown Leather Paint System 45B ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C British Denison Tan Light Paint System 99C ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Bony Matter Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D Brethil Flesh Warpaints Air ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Desert Sand Fs 30279 Real Colors - AFV RC032 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Carc Tan 686a (fs33446) AFV (3rd Gen) AK11349 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B FS 30279 TC-0020 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Carc Tan TC-0060 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tom Color conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in P3

  1. B Beast Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Lyossan Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → P3 conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Golden Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9091 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Ginger Cookie Master Series Paints Core Colors 9659 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Kronos Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Argonaut Skin Wave 2 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Duncan conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21981E ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Beige Colors 4471E ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Light Brown (Mr Color) equivalent in Monument

  1. B Bright Gold Pro Acrylic Paints 031 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Ninjon Dark Warm Flesh Pro Signature Series S08 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Monument conversion chart

Light Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #AE8E5B Brass ΔE 3.7
Citadel #B7945C Karak Stone Air ΔE 4.2
Coat d'Arms #BE8E66 Leather Brown Military Range ΔE 4.4
FolkArt #A28867 Mushroom Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7
Humbrol #AD937A Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.7
Scale75 #BB8B65 Resurrection Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.9
Revell #AE8551 Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.1
Italeri #B99E6C Sand Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.3
Tamiya #A68354 Tan Aircraft Spray ΔE 5.4
Acrilex #AF8F77 Capuccino Paints ΔE 5.4
Green Stuff World #BF9F66 Sandstorm Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.0
Creature #C99855 Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.9
Arteza #B88247 Raw Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.3
Warcolours #9E844B Transparent Ochre Transparent paints ΔE 8.2
Kimera Kolors #C2835C Caucasian Skintone Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 8.9
Golden #A77846 Raw Sienna Fluid ΔE 9.0
Liquitex #D59646 Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.9
Turbo Dork #E48558 Two Cents ΔE 14.5

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. B Red Gold Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Rough Sand Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.0 · close
  3. D Blue Gold Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 6.9 · similar
  4. D RLM79 Sandy Brown Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.1 · similar
  5. D Japanese Khaki Mr Color ΔE 7.2 · similar
  6. D Dark Yellow Acrysion ΔE 7.3 · similar

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