Paint Equivalents

FS 30051

Tom Color · s · TC-0058

#512B14 · L*22.0 a*15.3 b*22.2

The closest match to Tom Color FS 30051 in every other range, nearest first.

Tom Color FS 30051 is a very dark, moderately saturated red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Tan Shade at ΔE 1.7. 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 Tom Color FS 30051?

Foundry Tan Shade is the closest equivalent to Tom Color FS 30051 in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Wwi French Brown (ΔE 1.7) and The Army Painter Soft Tone (ΔE 2.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color FS 30051?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Brown Engine Soot (Matt), ΔE 4.3 — a close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tom Color FS 30051 Shop Foundry Tan Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set

FS 30051 equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Tan Shade Paint System 14A ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Spearshaft Shade Paint System 13A ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Tom Color → Foundry conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Wwi French Brown AFV (3rd Gen) AK11304 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B RN Hull Red Naval AK5031 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Tom Color → AK Interactive conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Soft Tone Warpaints Tone WP1134 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Oak Brown Warpaints WP1124 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Tom Color → The Army Painter conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in Mig

  1. B Light Rust Wash Washes AMIG1004 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Medium Brown Dark Earth (bs 450) Acrylics AMIG0070 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Tom Color → Mig conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Nutmeg Acrylic Colors 944 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Teddy Bear Brown Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2989 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Tom Color → FolkArt conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Brown Acrylics Mini Gloss X-9 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Linoleum deck brown Spray TS-69 ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Tom Color → Tamiya conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Brown Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Rotbraun Red Warfront Range ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Tom Color → Scale75 conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 44848E ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Nutmeg Brown Colors 20521 ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full Tom Color → Apple Barrel conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in Humbrol

  1. C German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt 160 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss 10 ΔE 9.2 · similar

Full Tom Color → Humbrol conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Chocolate Čsn 2430 Mr Paint MRP-159 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Copper Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A021 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Tom Color → Mr. Paint conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Wood Brown Military Range 218 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Magic Metal Fantasy Range 113 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full Tom Color → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

FS 30051 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Brown Engine Soot (Matt) Mecha Color 69.818 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Old Gold Model Color 70.878 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Tom Color → Vallejo conversion chart

FS 30051 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #543425 NATO Brown ΔE 4.4
P3 #4A2518 Sul Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5
Reaper #492D1F Nut Brown Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 4.6
Green Stuff World #3F2001 Choco Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.0
Creature #663820 Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.2
Citadel #613B1F Gore-Grunta Fur Contrast ΔE 5.3
Liquitex #492318 Transparent Burnt Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.5
Mr. Hobby #543923 Lederbraun Mr Color ΔE 5.7
Golden #4D3111 Transparent Brown Iron Oxide High Flow ΔE 5.7
Monument #3B2313 Ben Komets Petroleum Brown Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.2
Acrilex #47321B Rústico Paints ΔE 7.2
Kimera Kolors #4B3229 Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 ΔE 7.2
Warcolours #4B1C14 Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints ΔE 7.7
Duncan #644534 Spartan Bronze Wave 1 ΔE 8.6
Arteza #664632 Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 8.7
Revell #6C312B Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 10.3
Italeri #3D2624 Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint ΔE 10.9
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 16.7

Nearest colours inside Tom Color

  1. D Hull Red ΔE 6.4 · similar
  2. D Oxide Brown ΔE 6.5 · similar
  3. D Nato Brown ΔE 6.9 · similar
  4. D Pelo de Lobisomem ΔE 7.7 · similar
  5. D FS 30117 Earth Red ΔE 8.1 · similar
  6. D Leather Brown ΔE 8.9 · similar

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