Steel Red
Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color · N38
#3B3039 · L*21.4 a*6.9 b*-3.8
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Steel Red in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Steel Red is a very dark, muted magenta. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Vallejo Black Violet at ΔE 3.0 — very close. 21 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 Steel Red?
Vallejo Black Violet is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Steel Red in any other range, at ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Coat d'Arms Dark Flesh (ΔE 3.1) and Liquitex Muted Violet (ΔE 3.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Steel Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Violet, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Steel Red Shop Vallejo Black Violet Shop Vallejo Model Color set
Steel Red equivalent in Vallejo
- B Black Violet Model Color 70.751 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Camouflage Black Brown Model Color 70.822 ΔE 4.1 · close
Steel Red equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Dark Flesh Military Range 216 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- E Super Wash Purple Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 174 ΔE 12.5 · far
Steel Red equivalent in Liquitex
- B Muted Violet Heavy Body Acrylix 502 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Steel Red equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Brigadine Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Dark Skin Shade Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.5 · close
Steel Red equivalent in Foundry
- C Soviet Winter Brown Paint System 95B ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Soviet Winter Brown Shade Paint System 95A ΔE 4.8 · close
Steel Red equivalent in Reaper
- C Dark Elf Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9163 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Dusky Skin Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9250 ΔE 4.5 · close
Steel Red equivalent in Warcolours
- C Brown 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 8.9 · similar
Steel Red equivalent in Mig
- C Rubber & Tires Acrylics AMIG0033 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics AMIG0908 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Steel Red equivalent in Tom Color
- C Tire Black TC-0088 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Flight Deck Stain TC-0223 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Steel Red equivalent in P3
- D Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Steel Red equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Eggplant Dark Grey - Blue SU-34 Mr Paint MRP-205 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Extra Dark Rust Mr Paint MRP-361 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Steel Red equivalent in FolkArt
- D Pure Magenta Acrylic Colors 689 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Raw Umber Acrylic Colors 485 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Steel Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #4D3C4C | WWI German Mauve Air | ΔE 6.0 |
| Scale75 | #303038 | Necro Grey Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 6.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.3 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #3B302E | Dark Umber Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #50434C | Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Monument | #4E3B3D | Ninjon Dark Plum Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.5 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.6 |
| Mission Models | #2E2C2F | Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII | ΔE 6.6 |
| Citadel | #462F30 | Rhinox Hide Base | ΔE 6.8 |
| Golden | #382A27 | Burnt Umber Heavy Body | ΔE 7.3 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #292526 | Black Satin Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.5 |
| Tamiya | #3F3B3A | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | ΔE 8.1 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.5 |
| Duncan | #434142 | Death Reaper Wave 1 | ΔE 8.7 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 18.4 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C Mahogany Acrysion ΔE 3.9 · close
- D German Gray Mr Color Modulation Set ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Chocolate Brown T Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Red Brown Mr Color ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Rlm66 Black Gray Mr Color ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D MS Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 8.8 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot