Brown 5
Warcolours · Layer paints
#423B43 · L*25.8 a*4.8 b*-3.8
The closest match to Warcolours Brown 5 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Brown 5 is a dark, muted magenta. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Coat d'Arms Dark Flesh at ΔE 1.4. 21 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 Warcolours Brown 5?
Coat d'Arms Dark Flesh is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Brown 5 in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Brigadine Brown (ΔE 1.8) and Vallejo Signal Blue (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Brown 5?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Signal Blue, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Brown 5 Shop Coat d'Arms Dark Flesh Shop Coat d'Arms Military Range set
Brown 5 equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Dark Flesh Military Range 216 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- E Angel Green Fantasy Range 155 ΔE 10.9 · far
Brown 5 equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Brigadine Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Necromancer Cloak Warpaints WP1443 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Brown 5 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Signal Blue Model Air 71.091 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Oily Steel Model Color 70.865 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Brown 5 equivalent in Mig
- B Rubber & Tires Acrylics AMIG0033 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics AMIG0908 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Brown 5 equivalent in Tom Color
- B Tire Black TC-0088 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C FS 36118 Gunship Grey TC-0014 ΔE 4.2 · close
Brown 5 equivalent in Arteza
- C Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A004 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Raw Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A307 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Brown 5 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Steel Red Acrysion N38 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Mahogany Acrysion N84 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Brown 5 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Chocolate Sprinkle Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21982E ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Burnt Umber Colors 20512 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Brown 5 equivalent in Scale75
- C Anthartic Grey Scale Color Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Necro Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.6 · similar
Brown 5 equivalent in Reaper
- D Dusky Skin Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9250 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Dark Elf Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9163 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Brown 5 equivalent in Foundry
- D Quagmire Shade Paint System 63A ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Soviet Winter Brown Paint System 95B ΔE 5.9 · similar
Brown 5 equivalent in FolkArt
- D Real Brown Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2908 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Burnt Umber Pure™ Artist Pigment 7244 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Brown 5 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #434142 | Death Reaper Wave 1 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Tamiya | #3F3B3A | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #35363A | Pearl Deep Charcoal | ΔE 6.0 |
| AK Interactive | #4D3C4C | WWI German Mauve Air | ΔE 6.1 |
| Humbrol | #41444B | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.4 |
| Monument | #4E3B3D | Ninjon Dark Plum Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #343436 | Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.0 |
| Liquitex | #3A2931 | Muted Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #2A2732 | Eggplant Dark Grey - Blue SU-34 Mr Paint | ΔE 7.1 |
| Golden | #3B3330 | VanDyke Brown Hue Fluid | ΔE 7.1 |
| Citadel | #4A4C58 | Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 7.2 |
| Creature | #2C282A | Black Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.6 |
| P3 | #33283A | Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.6 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 12.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 14.5 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 9.5 · similar
- E Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 10.4 · far
- E Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 11.2 · far
- E Brown 4 Layer paints ΔE 12.4 · far
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