Paint Equivalents

Medium Brown

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.826

#5B473A · L*31.9 a*6.4 b*11.1

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

Vallejo Medium Brown is a dark, muted orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Medium Red Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Base -18-, ΔE 1.2. 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

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Medium Brown?

AK Interactive Medium Red Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Base -18- is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Medium Brown in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig US Modern Vehicles Wash (ΔE 2.2) and Monument Light Umber (ΔE 2.8).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Medium Brown?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Medium Red Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Base -18-, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Medium Brown equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Medium Red Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Base -18- Figures AK3061 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Wood Grain General AK780 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Mig

  1. B US Modern Vehicles Wash Washes AMIG1007 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C RAL 7017 Dunkelbraun Acrylics AMIG0007 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Monument

  1. B Light Umber Pro Acrylic Paints 018 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Ninjon Warm Brown Pro Signature Series S09 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Monument conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Wood Artist Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Thrash Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Cypress Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Soft Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Chesnut Brown Military Range 219 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Hairy Brown Fantasy Range 120 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Dark iron Lacquer Paint LP-54 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint LP-17 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Scorched Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Gorthor Brown Layer ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Cuirass Leather Wave 1 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Druid Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Terre Fonce TC-0148 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. B FS 30140 Air Force Brown TC-0131 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Flat Brown 383 Acrylic Paint 4858AP ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Field Drab Acrylic Paint 4708AP ΔE 10.0 · similar

Full Vallejo → Italeri conversion chart

Medium Brown equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. C Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Dark ΔE 7.5 · similar

Medium Brown in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Hobby #4E3C33 Black Brown Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.2
Golden #624B44 Burnt Umber Light Fluid ΔE 4.2
Reaper #534640 Dungeon Grey Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 4.3
Warcolours #5D4239 Brown 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.5
Foundry #4E3E2E German Splinter Brown Paint System ΔE 4.5
Mr. Paint #4D3C35 Nato Brown Mr Paint ΔE 4.8
Arteza #664632 Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 5.0
Acrilex #52483B Sépia Paints ΔE 5.5
FolkArt #5E5140 Raw Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 5.7
Mission Models #674539 Dark Tan FS 30219 ΔE 6.0
P3 #503528 Deathless Metal Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.4
Creature #654B2D Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.9
Apple Barrel #4A423F Burnt Umber Colors ΔE 7.2
Green Stuff World #4C361F Elfwood Brown Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 7.2
Humbrol #433323 Service Brown Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 7.5
Revell #765C4D Brown Email Color - Silk ΔE 8.1
Liquitex #403323 Transparent Raw Umber Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.4
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 10.4

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Heavy Siena Game Color ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Leather Brown Model Color ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  3. B Willow Bark Xpress Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
  4. B Camouflage Medium Brown Model Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
  5. C NATO Brown Model Air ΔE 3.6 · close
  6. C Khaki Green Num.3 Model Air ΔE 3.6 · close

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