Paint Equivalents

Chestnut Brown

Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-166

#422D28 · L*20.8 a*8.9 b*7.1

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

Mr. Paint Chestnut Brown is a very dark, muted red. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Nato Brown at ΔE 0.3. 10 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. Paint Chestnut Brown?

Mig Nato Brown is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Chestnut Brown in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mission Models Rotbraun RAL 8017 (ΔE 1.0) and AK Interactive Reddish Black (ΔE 1.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Chestnut Brown?

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

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Chestnut Brown equivalent in Mig

  1. A Nato Brown Acrylics AMIG0085 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. C Rust Tracks Acrylics AMIG0034 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Mig conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Rotbraun RAL 8017 MMP-012 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. C Pearl Root Beer Brown MMP-154 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Mission Models conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Reddish Black Figures AK3016 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Bsc. Nº49 Purple Brown AFV AK4036 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → AK Interactive conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Charred Brown Game Color 72.045 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Splinter Blotches II Panzer Aces 70.347 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Vallejo conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Catachan Fleshtone Base ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Wyldwood Contrast ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Citadel conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Arbuckles Brown Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Grease Soil Works ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Scale75 conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A307 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Mr. Paint → Arteza conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Strong Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Strong Skin Shade Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → The Army Painter conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint 4797AP ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint 4858AP ΔE 8.2 · similar

Full Mr. Paint → Italeri conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Dark ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. E Carbon Black Pure Pigments PBK7 ΔE 10.1 · far

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Golden

  1. B Vandyke Brown Hue OPEN Acrylics 7462 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Burnt Umber Light Heavy Body 1035 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Golden conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint LP-57 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Metallic black Lacquer Paint LP-40 ΔE 9.5 · similar

Full Mr. Paint → Tamiya conversion chart

Chestnut Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #35211C Rhok Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.8
Liquitex #362825 Van Dyke Red Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.9
Monument #423431 Dark Umber Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.9
FolkArt #3A281E Bark Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0
Apple Barrel #342220 Chocolate Bar Colors ΔE 4.1
Tom Color #4C382F Leather Brown ΔE 4.2
Reaper #41241E Dark Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.2
Green Stuff World #3B302E Dark Umber Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.0
Foundry #513230 Musket Stock Brown Paint System ΔE 5.0
Mr. Hobby #492F32 Chocolate Brown T Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.1
Duncan #533D33 Druid Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 5.8
Coat d'Arms #543E31 Chesnut Brown Military Range ΔE 6.9
Creature #2F1C10 Dark Umber Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.9
Humbrol #433323 Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 7.5
Warcolours #5D4239 Brown 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.6
Revell #583E41 Leather Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.8
Acrilex #47321B Rústico Paints ΔE 9.3
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 18.5

Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint

  1. C Dark Wood Mr Paint ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C IJAAF 31 Cha Kasshoku (Tea Color) Mr Paint ΔE 3.6 · close
  3. C Red Brown RAL 8017 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 3.6 · close
  4. C Bruno Mr Paint ΔE 4.1 · close
  5. C Pc-12 Mr Paint ΔE 4.6 · close
  6. C Red Brown RAL 8017 Mr Paint ΔE 4.7 · close

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