Dark Highlights
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9042
#422B19 · L*19.9 a*8.3 b*15.9
The closest match to Reaper Dark Highlights in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Dark Highlights is a very dark, muted orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Burnt Umber at ΔE 0.9. 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Reaper Dark Highlights?
Golden Burnt Umber is the closest equivalent to Reaper Dark Highlights in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Nutmeg Brown (ΔE 1.0) and AK Interactive WWI German Red Brown (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Dark Highlights?
The nearest Vallejo paint is German Tank Crew Highlights, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Dark Highlights Shop Golden Burnt Umber (SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors) Shop Golden SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors set
Dark Highlights equivalent in Golden
- A Burnt Umber SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6735 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Sepia High Flow 8546 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Dark Highlights equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Nutmeg Brown Colors 20521 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- C Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 44848E ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark Highlights equivalent in AK Interactive
- A WWI German Red Brown Air AK2275 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Leather Brown Standard (3rd Gen) AK11110 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Dark Highlights equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dark Wood Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Dark Wood Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.6 · very close
Dark Highlights equivalent in Vallejo
- B German Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces 70.337 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Earth Game Air 76.062 ΔE 4.5 · close
Dark Highlights equivalent in Monument
- B Ben Komets Petroleum Brown Pro Signature Series S14 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Matt Cexwish Dark Bronze Pro Signature Series S24 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dark Highlights equivalent in Mission Models
- B Brown MMP-002 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D NATO Brown MMP-033 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Dark Highlights equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 30117 Earth Red FS-30117 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Nato Brown TC-0198 ΔE 3.5 · close
Dark Highlights equivalent in FolkArt
- B Antique Copper Metallics 666 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Teddy Bear Brown Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2989 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Highlights equivalent in Acrilex
- B Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- E Sépia Paints 551 ΔE 11.3 · far
Dark Highlights equivalent in Scale75
- C Inktense Wood Inktensity Range ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Yellow Oxide Artist Range ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Highlights equivalent in Mig
- C Jet Exhaust Burnt Iron Acrylics AMIG0187 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Brown Wash For German Dark Yellow Washes AMIG1000 ΔE 4.1 · close
Dark Highlights in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #3C2D1E | Smoke Gray Acrysion | ΔE 4.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #4C361F | Elfwood Brown Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.2 |
| Humbrol | #433323 | Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #3B2114 | Bronze Mr Paint | ΔE 4.3 |
| Foundry | #3F2504 | Deep Brown Leather Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.7 |
| P3 | #503528 | Deathless Metal Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Creature | #2F1C10 | Dark Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.7 |
| Liquitex | #403323 | Transparent Raw Umber Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tamiya | #3E2A09 | Flat brown Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #59371C | Wood Brown Military Range | ΔE 6.3 |
| Citadel | #442B25 | Catachan Fleshtone Base | ΔE 6.6 |
| Arteza | #3E2E29 | Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Duncan | #533D33 | Druid Flesh Wave 2 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.7 |
| Warcolours | #5D4239 | Brown 4 Layer paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 13.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 18.1 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- A Muddy Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Nut Brown Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Sepia Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Sepia Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Saddle Brown Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Woodstain Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.9 · similar
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