Paint Equivalents

Chestnut Brown

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.746

#603F36 · L*30.2 a*13.2 b*11.4

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

Vallejo Chestnut Brown is a dark, muted red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Decayed Metal at ΔE 1.5. 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

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Chestnut Brown?

Scale75 Decayed Metal is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Chestnut Brown in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Monument Dark Flesh (ΔE 1.9) and The Army Painter Evil Chrome (ΔE 2.2).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Chestnut Brown?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Tracks Surface Primer, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Vallejo Chestnut Brown Shop Scale75 Decayed Metal Shop Scale75 Metal N Alchemy Range set

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Decayed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Werewolf Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Monument

  1. A Dark Flesh Pro Acrylic Paints 068 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Flesh Wash Pro Acrylic Wash 202 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Monument conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Evil Chrome Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Evil Chrome Warpaints Air ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Barnyard Red Acrylic Colors 611 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Burnt Sienna Pure™ Artist Pigment 7107 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Brown 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints ΔE 8.2 · similar

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Dark Tan FS 30219 MMP-060 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C NATO Brown MMP-033 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A305 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints A130 ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Vallejo → Arteza conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Tracks Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11251 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Red Primer Light Base AFV AK128 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Peaty Brown Paint System 61B ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Chestnut Shade Paint System 53A ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Gorthor Brown Layer ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Dark Flesh Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Mig

  1. C RLM 81 Braunviolett Acrylics AMIG0255 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Washable Mud Acrylics AMIG0108 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Chestnut Brown equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. C Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Medium ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Dark ΔE 5.6 · similar

Chestnut Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Reaper #663B2B Mwangi Brown Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 4.2
Liquitex #523531 Muted Pink Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.4
Mr. Hobby #543532 Mud Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.4
Duncan #644534 Spartan Bronze Wave 1 ΔE 4.5
Mr. Paint #503429 Pc-12 Mr Paint ΔE 4.6
Golden #563027 Burnt Sienna OPEN Acrylics ΔE 4.8
Tamiya #4F3733 Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.0
P3 #503528 Deathless Metal Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.1
Coat d'Arms #6C4C3D Hairy Brown Fantasy Range ΔE 5.2
Tom Color #513D36 Rusted Umber ΔE 5.3
Revell #583E41 Leather Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.4
Apple Barrel #4F3220 Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.9
Creature #663820 Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.1
Green Stuff World #632D2B Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 7.7
Humbrol #77513C Chocolate Acrylics - Matt ΔE 8.2
Italeri #4F4239 Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.9
Acrilex #815547 Marrom Escuro Paints ΔE 9.1
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 11.5

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A German Red Brown Model Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Mahogany Xpress Color ΔE 2.5 · very close
  3. B Mahogany Ink Model Color ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. C Terracotta Game Color ΔE 3.7 · close
  5. C German Red Brown Surface Primer ΔE 3.8 · close
  6. C European Splash Mud Weathering FX ΔE 3.9 · close

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