Paint Equivalents

Owlbear Brown

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The closest match to The Army Painter Owlbear Brown in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Owlbear Brown is a dark, moderately saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Teddy Bear Brown at ΔE 1.3. 11 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 The Army Painter Owlbear Brown?

FolkArt Teddy Bear Brown is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Owlbear Brown in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Coat d'Arms Magic Metal (ΔE 1.8) and Reaper Saddle Brown (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Owlbear Brown?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Flat Earth, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Owlbear Brown equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Teddy Bear Brown Acrylic Colors 417 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Raw Sienna Acrylic Colors 452 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Magic Metal Fantasy Range 113 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Wood Brown Military Range 218 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Saddle Brown Master Series Paints Bones 9428 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Mwangi Brown Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89538 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Mig

  1. B Red Primer Dark Base Primers AMIG0919 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Clay Brown Acrylics AMIG0079 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Gore-Grunta Fur Contrast ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Scorched Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Flat Earth Model Color 70.983 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Brown Engine Soot (Matt) Mecha Color 69.818 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Burnt Skin Artist Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Raw Sienna Artist Range ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints A130 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A305 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Tracks Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11251 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Rotbraun Shadow AFV AK169 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Lederbraun Mr Color 520 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Dust Brown Aqueous Hobby Color H456 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Spartan Bronze Wave 1 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Druid Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Owlbear Brown equivalent in Monument

  1. C Light Umber Pro Acrylic Paints 018 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Flameon Dark Green Brown Pro Signature Series S25 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Owlbear Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #56392B Chestnut Shade Paint System ΔE 3.8
Creature #663820 Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 3.8
Mission Models #543425 NATO Brown ΔE 4.1
Apple Barrel #4F3220 Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.3
Tamiya #6A4A31 NATO brown Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.5
Humbrol #623319 German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.6
P3 #503528 Deathless Metal Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0
Mr. Paint #553123 Chocolate Čsn 2430 Mr Paint ΔE 5.2
Tom Color #512B14 FS 30051 ΔE 5.7
Liquitex #724623 Iridescent Rich Bronze Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.9
Green Stuff World #4C361F Elfwood Brown Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.0
Warcolours #5D4239 Brown 4 Layer paints ΔE 6.1
Golden #4D3111 Transparent Brown Iron Oxide High Flow ΔE 6.6
Acrilex #47321B Rústico Paints ΔE 7.1
Kimera Kolors #4B3229 Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 ΔE 7.2
Italeri #4F4239 Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint ΔE 9.4
Revell #815331 Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss ΔE 9.5
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 11.2

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Dirt Spatter Warpaints ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Soft Skin Wash Skin Tones Paint Set - Washes ΔE 3.3 · very close
  3. B Soft Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.5 · very close
  4. C True Copper Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.5 · close
  5. C Evil Chrome Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
  6. C Evil Chrome Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4 · close

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