Paint Equivalents

Oxide Brown

Tom Color · s · TC-0225

#673222 · L*27.5 a*22.2 b*20.9

The closest match to Tom Color Oxide Brown in every other range, nearest first.

Tom Color Oxide Brown is a dark, moderately saturated red. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Pueblo at ΔE 1.4. 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 Tom Color Oxide Brown?

FolkArt Pueblo is the closest equivalent to Tom Color Oxide Brown in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Bay Brown (ΔE 1.4) and Mig Red Brown Base (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color Oxide Brown?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Rust Texture (Matt), ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Oxide Brown equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Pueblo Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2902E ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Burnt Sienna Pure™ Artist Pigment 7107 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Tom Color → FolkArt conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Bay Brown Paint System 42B ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Spearshaft Shade Paint System 13A ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Tom Color → Foundry conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Mig

  1. A Red Brown Base Acrylics AMIG0913 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Red Leather Acrylics AMIG0133 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Tom Color → Mig conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Rust Texture (Matt) Mecha Color 69.821 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Grunge Brown Game Air 76.115 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Tom Color → Vallejo conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Dark Rust Soil Works ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Earth Warfront Range ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Tom Color → Scale75 conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Copper Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A021 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Copper Mr Paint MRP-154 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Saddle Brown Standard (3rd Gen) AK11104 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Nº8 Earth Red AFV AK4223 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Tom Color → AK Interactive conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Red Rage Wave 3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Boar Hide Wave 1 ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full Tom Color → Duncan conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Ruddy Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors 9109 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Mwangi Brown Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89538 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Tom Color → Reaper conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Talos Bronze Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Leather Brown Warpaints Primer CP3004 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Tom Color → The Army Painter conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Golden

  1. C Transparent Brown Iron Oxide Heavy Body 1383 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Red Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7360 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Tom Color → Golden conversion chart

Oxide Brown equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Signalbraun RAL 8002 MMP-141 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D NATO Brown MMP-033 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full Tom Color → Mission Models conversion chart

Oxide Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Kimera Kolors #65271D Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 ΔE 3.7
Citadel #73372D Beaten Copper Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.9
Creature #663820 Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.0
Warcolours #793C2A Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints ΔE 4.4
Humbrol #623319 German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.4
Revell #6C312B Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.4
Arteza #663D34 Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.1
Green Stuff World #642D0F Amberglow Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.2
P3 #76412B Basilisk Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.2
Tamiya #672622 Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 5.5
Monument #734238 Flesh Wash Pro Acrylic Wash ΔE 5.8
Mr. Hobby #7C422F Red Brown (2) Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.8
Apple Barrel #5C1B15 Barn Red Colors ΔE 6.6
Liquitex #492318 Transparent Burnt Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.2
Coat d'Arms #79493D Red Brown World War II Range ΔE 7.5
Italeri #843630 Marrone Mimetico Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.6
Acrilex #815547 Marrom Escuro Paints ΔE 11.2
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 13.3

Nearest colours inside Tom Color

  1. D FS 30051 ΔE 6.5 · similar
  2. D Marrone Mimetico 1 ΔE 7.6 · similar
  3. E Nato Brown ΔE 10.3 · far
  4. E Leather Brown ΔE 10.9 · far
  5. E Rusted Umber ΔE 11.0 · far
  6. E Pelo de Lobisomem ΔE 11.2 · far

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