Paint Equivalents

Umbral Umber

P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3

#240600 · L*4.6 a*12.8 b*7.1

The closest match to P3 Umbral Umber in every other range, nearest first.

P3 Umbral Umber is a very dark, muted red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Dark Mud at ΔE 1.6. 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 P3 Umbral Umber?

Scale75 Dark Mud is the closest equivalent to P3 Umbral Umber in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Creature Mahogany (ΔE 1.8) and Mig Chipping (ΔE 2.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Umbral Umber?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Nocturnal Red, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop P3 Umbral Umber Shop Scale75 Dark Mud

Umbral Umber equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Dark Mud Soil Works ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Ss Camo Dark Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full P3 → Scale75 conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in Creature

  1. A Mahogany Monument Pro Acryl MPA-009 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D Dark Umber Monument Pro Acryl MPA-019 ΔE 8.3 · similar

Umbral Umber equivalent in Mig

  1. B Chipping Acrylics AMIG0044 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Shadow Rust Acrylics AMIG0043 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full P3 → Mig conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A306 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 8.6 · similar

Full P3 → Arteza conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Bay Brown Shade Paint System 42A ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Conker Brown Shade Paint System 54A ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full P3 → Foundry conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Dark Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9040 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Mahogany Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9070 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full P3 → Reaper conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Nocturnal Red Game Air 76.111 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Scarlet Red Game Air 76.012 ΔE 8.1 · similar

Full P3 → Vallejo conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Dark Rust Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Rough Iron Warpaints WP1468 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full P3 → The Army Painter conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Scorched Wood Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Redwood Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.9 · similar

Full P3 → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C True Burgundy Acrylic Colors 456 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Berry Wine Acrylic Colors 434 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full P3 → FolkArt conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Sepia Ink (3rd Gen) AK11219 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Russian Dark Brown 6k AFV (3rd Gen) AK11369 ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full P3 → AK Interactive conversion chart

Umbral Umber equivalent in Monument

  1. C Mahogany Pro Acrylic Paints 009 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. D Brown Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 201 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full P3 → Monument conversion chart

Umbral Umber in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tom Color #351814 Noz Moscada ΔE 5.1
Mr. Paint #391B19 IJNAF N0 Propeller Color Mr Paint ΔE 6.0
Golden #3E1B19 Permanent Maroon OPEN Acrylics ΔE 7.1
Citadel #3E1A17 Cygor Brown Contrast ΔE 7.1
Mission Models #33211F Pearl Root Beer Brown ΔE 7.6
Apple Barrel #342220 Chocolate Bar Colors ΔE 7.9
Warcolours #26121D Purple 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.0
Italeri #3D2624 Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.7
Tamiya #3E0E02 Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 8.8
Duncan #482124 Amphora Red Wave 3 ΔE 9.8
Liquitex #302219 Transparent Burnt Umber Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.1
Mr. Hobby #492F32 Chocolate Brown T Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 12.1
Humbrol #171310 Black Acrylics - Satin ΔE 12.1
Kimera Kolors #4B3229 Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 ΔE 12.9
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 13.4
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 14.2
Revell #212026 Black Email Color - Matt ΔE 14.4
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 28.4

Nearest colours inside P3

  1. D Rhok Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.5 · similar
  2. E Hoksune Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.1 · far
  3. E Amethyst Rose Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.1 · far
  4. E Sul Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.3 · far
  5. E Battlefield Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.7 · far
  6. E Sinari Skin Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.9 · far

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