Dark Mud
Scale75 · Soil Works
#210200 · L*3.3 a*12.3 b*5.2
The closest match to Scale75 Dark Mud in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Dark Mud is a very dark, muted pink-red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Arteza Mars Brown at ΔE 1.5. 19 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 Scale75 Dark Mud?
Arteza Mars Brown is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Dark Mud in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: P3 Umbral Umber (ΔE 1.6) and Creature Mahogany (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Dark Mud?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Nocturnal Red, ΔE 3.8 — a close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Dark Mud Shop Arteza Mars Brown Shop Arteza Acrylic Premium Paints set
Dark Mud equivalent in Arteza
- A Mars Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A306 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints A308 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in P3
- A Umbral Umber Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Rhok Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in Creature
- B Mahogany Monument Pro Acryl MPA-009 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Dark Umber Monument Pro Acryl MPA-019 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in Mig
- B Chipping Acrylics AMIG0044 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Red Primer Shadow Primers AMIG0918 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in Reaper
- B Dark Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9040 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Mahogany Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9070 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Mud equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Dark Rust Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Dark Red Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.4 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in Vallejo
- C Nocturnal Red Game Air 76.111 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Dark Rust Model Color 70.771 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Scorched Wood Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3 · close
- E Redwood Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 10.4 · far
Dark Mud equivalent in Foundry
- C Bay Brown Shade Paint System 42A ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Conker Brown Shade Paint System 54A ΔE 6.3 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in Monument
- C Mahogany Pro Acrylic Paints 009 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Ben Komets Dark Burgundy Pro Signature Series S15 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Sepia Ink (3rd Gen) AK11219 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Russian Dark Brown 6k AFV (3rd Gen) AK11369 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Dark Mud equivalent in FolkArt
- D Berry Wine Acrylic Colors 434 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Maroon Acrylic Colors 415 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Mud in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #351814 | Noz Moscada | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #391B19 | IJNAF N0 Propeller Color Mr Paint | ΔE 7.0 |
| Warcolours | #26121D | Purple 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mission Models | #33211F | Pearl Root Beer Brown | ΔE 8.0 |
| Golden | #3E1B19 | Permanent Maroon OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 8.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #342220 | Chocolate Bar Colors | ΔE 8.3 |
| Citadel | #3E1A17 | Cygor Brown Contrast | ΔE 8.3 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.4 |
| Tamiya | #3E0E02 | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 10.2 |
| Duncan | #482124 | Amphora Red Wave 3 | ΔE 10.6 |
| Liquitex | #362825 | Van Dyke Red Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.7 |
| Humbrol | #171310 | Black Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 11.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #120F17 | German Gray Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set | ΔE 12.0 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 13.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 13.5 |
| Revell | #212026 | Black Email Color - Matt | ΔE 13.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 13.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 29.5 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- B Ss Camo Dark Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Dark Brown Ochre Artist Range ΔE 7.2 · similar
- E Black Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 10.6 · far
- E Arbuckles Brown Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 11.0 · far
- E Grease Soil Works ΔE 12.6 · far
- E Grizzly Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 12.6 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot