Basic Dirt
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9245
#58442B · L*30.4 a*4.9 b*18.4
The closest match to Reaper Basic Dirt in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Basic Dirt is a dark, moderately saturated orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Nº5 Earth Brown Fs 30099 at ΔE 0.7. 14 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 Reaper Basic Dirt?
AK Interactive Nº5 Earth Brown Fs 30099 is the closest equivalent to Reaper Basic Dirt in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Khaki Green No.3 (ΔE 1.6) and Tom Color Shadow Skin Tone (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Basic Dirt?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Camouflage Middle Brown, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Basic Dirt Shop AK Interactive Nº5 Earth Brown Fs 30099 Shop AK Interactive Real Colors - WWII set
Basic Dirt equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Nº5 Earth Brown Fs 30099 Real Colors - WWII RC029 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Brown Leather Figures AK3031 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Basic Dirt equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Khaki Green No.3 Mr Paint MRP-333 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D SCC No.2 Mr Paint MRP-346 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Basic Dirt equivalent in Tom Color
- B Shadow Skin Tone TC-0308 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Dark Earth Raf TC-0118 ΔE 3.6 · close
Basic Dirt equivalent in Scale75
- B Burnt Umber Artist Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Dubai Brown Scale Color Range ΔE 3.7 · close
Basic Dirt equivalent in Vallejo
- B Camouflage Middle Brown Model Color 70.740 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Bronze Model Color 70.998 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Basic Dirt equivalent in Monument
- B AdeptiCon Spray-Team Drab Brown Pro Acrylic Primer S40 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Flameon Dark Green Brown Pro Signature Series S25 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Basic Dirt equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Skeleton Brown Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Elfwood Brown Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.8 · close
Basic Dirt equivalent in Mission Models
- B Rail Tie Brown MMP-123 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Gelbolive RAL 6014 MMP-177 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Basic Dirt equivalent in Mig
- C RAL 7017 Dunkelbraun Acrylics AMIG0007 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Scc 2 (british 1941-44 Service Drab) Acrylics AMIG0111 ΔE 4.9 · close
Basic Dirt equivalent in Creature
- C Bronze Monument Pro Acryl MPA-032 ΔE 3.7 · close
- E Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl MPA-018 ΔE 10.3 · far
Basic Dirt equivalent in Citadel
- C Scorched Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Graveyard Earth Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.8 · close
Basic Dirt equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark iron Lacquer Paint LP-54 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Dark earth Aircraft Spray AS-22 ΔE 4.4 · close
Basic Dirt in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #4E3E2E | German Splinter Brown Paint System | ΔE 4.2 |
| P3 | #674D2D | Mud Rut Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| The Army Painter | #544537 | Cypress Brown Warpaints Air | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #4F3A29 | Brown 3606 Mr Color | ΔE 4.9 |
| FolkArt | #5A4E34 | Chunky Gold Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics | ΔE 5.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #62422B | Magic Metal Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 5.9 |
| Acrilex | #47321B | Rústico Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #664632 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Humbrol | #433323 | Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.7 |
| Golden | #4D3111 | Transparent Brown Iron Oxide High Flow | ΔE 7.0 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.1 |
| Liquitex | #403323 | Transparent Raw Umber Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.1 |
| Duncan | #514239 | Cuirass Leather Wave 1 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #4F3220 | Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Warcolours | #5D4239 | Brown 4 Layer paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Revell | #565246 | NATO Olive Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 12.4 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- B Woodstain Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Saddle Brown Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Sepia Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Rotting Wood Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Mountain Stone Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Muddy Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 7.6 · similar
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