Decayed Metal
Scale75 · Metal N Alchemy Range
#5D4038 · L*30.1 a*11.5 b*9.9
The closest match to Scale75 Decayed Metal in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Decayed Metal is a dark, muted red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Warcolours Brown 4 at ΔE 1.2. 9 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Decayed Metal?
Warcolours Brown 4 is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Decayed Metal in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Chestnut Brown (ΔE 1.5) and The Army Painter Satchel Brown (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Decayed Metal?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Chestnut Brown, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Decayed Metal Shop Warcolours Brown 4 Shop Warcolours Layer paints set
Decayed Metal equivalent in Warcolours
- A Brown 4 Layer paints ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints ΔE 9.5 · similar
Decayed Metal equivalent in Vallejo
- A Chestnut Brown Model Color 70.746 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B European Splash Mud Weathering FX 73.801 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Decayed Metal equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Satchel Brown Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Evil Chrome Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6 · very close
Decayed Metal equivalent in Foundry
- B Peaty Brown Paint System 61B ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Chestnut Shade Paint System 53A ΔE 3.9 · close
Decayed Metal equivalent in Citadel
- B Gorthor Brown Layer ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Thondia Brown Base ΔE 4.6 · close
Decayed Metal equivalent in Mig
- B RLM 81 Braunviolett Acrylics AMIG0255 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Washable Mud Acrylics AMIG0108 ΔE 4.6 · close
Decayed Metal equivalent in Mission Models
- B Dark Tan FS 30219 MMP-060 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D NATO Brown MMP-033 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Decayed Metal equivalent in FolkArt
- B Barnyard Red Acrylic Colors 611 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Bark Brown Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2907 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Decayed Metal equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Flesh Pro Acrylic Paints 068 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Light Umber Pro Acrylic Paints 018 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Decayed Metal equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Red Primer Light Base AFV AK128 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Tracks Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11251 ΔE 3.8 · close
Decayed Metal equivalent in Duncan
- C Druid Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Spartan Bronze Wave 1 ΔE 4.6 · close
Decayed Metal equivalent in Tom Color
- C Rusted Umber TC-0248 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Leather Brown TC-0152 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Decayed Metal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #663D34 | Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #6B4842 | Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Liquitex | #523531 | Muted Pink Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.1 |
| Golden | #624B44 | Burnt Umber Light Fluid | ΔE 4.1 |
| Tamiya | #4F3733 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #543532 | Mud Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #503429 | Pc-12 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #543E31 | Chesnut Brown Military Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| P3 | #503528 | Deathless Metal Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.8 |
| Reaper | #663B2B | Mwangi Brown Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 5.5 |
| Revell | #583E41 | Leather Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #4F3220 | Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Italeri | #4F4239 | Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.1 |
| Humbrol | #77513C | Chocolate Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #632D2B | Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 8.8 |
| Acrilex | #815547 | Marrom Escuro Paints | ΔE 9.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 11.6 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- B Werewolf Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Wood Artist Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Red Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Yellow Oxide Artist Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Inktense Wood Inktensity Range ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Bosh Chesnut Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 6.6 · similar
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