Paint Equivalents

Brown Engine Soot

Vallejo · Weathering FX · 73.818

#584E45 · L*33.9 a*2.5 b*6.8

The closest match to Vallejo Brown Engine Soot in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Brown Engine Soot is a dark, muted orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Dark African Flesh at ΔE 1.6. 10 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 Vallejo Brown Engine Soot?

Foundry Dark African Flesh is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Brown Engine Soot in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive RLM 81 Version 3 10ml (ΔE 1.7) and Scale75 Thrash Metal (ΔE 2.6).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Brown Engine Soot?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is RLM 81 Version 3 10ml, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Dark African Flesh Paint System 121B ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C American Green Shade Paint System 93A ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A RLM 81 Version 3 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC325 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. A Rlm 81 Version 3 Air (3rd Gen) AK11837 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Thrash Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Petroleum Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. E Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Dark ΔE 11.4 · far

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Sépia Paints 551 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Grafite Paints 530 ΔE 8.2 · similar

Full Vallejo → Acrilex conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Mig

  1. B US Modern Vehicles Wash Washes AMIG1007 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D RAL 7017 Dunkelbraun Acrylics AMIG0007 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint LP-17 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Dark iron Lacquer Paint LP-54 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Dungeon Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9466 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Mountain Stone Master Series Paints Bones 9433 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Scorched Earth Wave 1 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Cuirass Leather Wave 1 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Raw Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment 7108 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Podge Yellow Acrylic Colors 2392 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Noble Skin Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Cypress Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C RLM 83 Dunkelgrun Mr Paint MRP-072 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Khaki Čsn 5450 Mr Paint MRP-013 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Brown Engine Soot in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Italeri #4F4239 Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.2
Mr. Hobby #4F493C Dark Earth Acrysion ΔE 4.3
Mission Models #4D4845 Metallic Burnt Iron 1 ΔE 4.4
Coat d'Arms #66584B Super Wash Dark Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 4.4
Golden #4A433E Raw Umber Fluid ΔE 4.5
Citadel #4E483B Sylvaneth Bark Dry ΔE 4.5
Revell #565246 NATO Olive Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.6
Tom Color #4C483D Olive Green Ija ΔE 4.9
Warcolours #494641 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.1
Monument #4B4945 Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series ΔE 5.2
Apple Barrel #4A423F Burnt Umber Colors ΔE 5.3
P3 #48453D Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.4
Green Stuff World #515151 Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 6.6
Humbrol #585954 Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 7.1
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.4
Creature #654B2D Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.6
Arteza #664632 Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 9.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 10.9

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Khaki Green Num.3 Model Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Dark Green RLM71 Model Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  3. A IJA Olive Green Model Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  4. A Num. 41 Dark Olive Drab Model Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  5. B US Olive Drab Model Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
  6. B German Tank Crew Model Color ΔE 2.2 · very close

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