Paint Equivalents

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300)

Vallejo · Game Color Wash · 73.300

#744300 · L*33.4 a*16.7 b*43.2

The closest match to Vallejo Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Sepia Wash is a dark, saturated orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Paint Olive Brown RAL 8008, ΔE 1.6. 22 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

This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300)?

Mr. Paint Olive Brown RAL 8008 is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Golden Armour (ΔE 2.7) and Citadel Stirland Battlemire (ΔE 3.3).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Rusty Gold, ΔE 4.0 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Olive Brown RAL 8008 Mr Paint MRP-282 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. D IJNAF H2 Camouflage Brown Mr Paint MRP-426 ΔE 9.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Golden Armour Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Leather Brown Warpaints WP1123 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Stirland Battlemire Technical ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C XV-88 Air ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C English Field Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Quicksand Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Conker Brown Light Paint System 54C ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Burnished Copper Shade Paint System 43A ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Rusty Gold Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11193 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Clear Smoke Standard (3rd Gen) AK11215 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Brown (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-72 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Red brown Acrylics Mini Flat XF-64 ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 MMP-130 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. E Rail Tie Brown MMP-123 ΔE 12.4 · far

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. D Solid Bronze Metallics 663 ΔE 5.4 · similar
  2. D Royal Gold Metallics 2480 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Reaper

  1. D Turkey Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9691 ΔE 5.4 · similar
  2. D Olive Skin Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9220 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. D Iridescent Rich Bronze Heavy Body Acrylix 229 ΔE 6.2 · similar
  2. E Transparent Raw Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix 332 ΔE 10.5 · far

Full Vallejo → Liquitex conversion chart

Sepia Wash (Game Color Wash, 73.300) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. D Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 6.8 · similar
  2. E Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints ΔE 13.7 · far

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Sepia Wash in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #6A4E16 Bile Thrall Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.3
Scale75 #773F1C Endurance Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 7.6
Kimera Kolors #885A1E Golden Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 7.8
Apple Barrel #87552C Toffee Colors ΔE 8.0
Tom Color #6E5326 FS 30118 ΔE 8.3
Mig #683F23 Clay Brown Acrylics ΔE 8.5
Revell #815331 Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.6
Mr. Hobby #765730 Earth Brown Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 8.6
Monument #8D5C25 Flameon Dark Orange Brown Pro Signature Series ΔE 8.8
Creature #654B2D Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.2
Italeri #7A5936 Dark Earth Acrylic Paint ΔE 9.4
Coat d'Arms #59371C Wood Brown Military Range ΔE 9.9
Duncan #755339 Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 ΔE 10.2
Golden #915A31 Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics ΔE 10.3
Humbrol #623319 German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 10.6
Arteza #664632 Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 11.2
Acrilex #47321B Rústico Paints ΔE 13.6
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 14.0

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. D Bronze Arte Deco ΔE 5.9 · similar
  2. D Parasite Brown Game Air ΔE 6.2 · similar
  3. D Wasteland Brown Xpress Color ΔE 6.3 · similar
  4. D Beasty Brown Game Color ΔE 6.4 · similar
  5. D Leather Brown Game Air ΔE 6.9 · similar
  6. D Oil Stains (Gloss) Mecha Color ΔE 7.3 · similar

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