Humbrol → Mr. Hobby

Humbrol to Mr. Hobby Paint Conversion Chart

Looking for Mr. Hobby equivalents for your Humbrol paints? This conversion chart uses precise LAB color matching to suggest the closest Mr. Hobby alternatives. Use it as a starting point and refine your schemes with Paint Vault's color tools.

This chart is a guide only. Always test colors on a palette or spare model before committing to a full army.

Humbrol color Type Suggested Mr. Hobby equivalents
Aircraft Blue
Enamel
  • Rlm76 Light Blue (C117)
  • Rlm76 Light Blue (S117)
  • Light Gray Fs36495 (H338)
Aluminium
Acrylic
  • Super Chrome (SM01)
  • Super Stainless 2 (SM204)
  • Shine Silver (C90)
Antique Bronze
Acrylic
  • Brass (MC219)
  • Copper (MC215)
  • Copper (N10)
Army Green
Acrylic
  • Dark Seagray (C25)
  • MSV Dark Green (GM187)
  • Dark Seagray (H75)
Arrow Red
Acrylic
  • Red (GM07)
  • Flat Red (N13)
  • Red Madder (N86)
Azure Blue
Acrylic
  • Intermediate Blue Fs35164 (C366)
  • Mecha Gray (GM13)
  • Jasdf Shallow Ocean Blue (C374)
Baltic Blue
Acrylic
  • Metallic Blue (GM153)
  • Cosmo Metallic Blue (Fine Edge) (GM182)
  • Metallic Blue (H88)
Barley/Camouflage Grey
Acrylic
  • Dark Gray (1) (N82)
  • Dark Gray (1) (C31)
  • Dark Gray (1) (H82)
Beige Green
Acrylic
  • Sky (Duck Egg Green) (H74)
  • Dark Egg Green (C26)
  • Gray Fs36622 (C311)
Black
Enamel
  • Rlm66 Black Gray (H416)
  • Black (N2)
  • Tire Black (N77)
Black Green
Acrylic
  • Teerschwarz (C521)
  • Soot Black (H452)
  • Clover (HCD06)
Blue
Enamel
  • Bright Blue (N15)
  • Bright Blue (H15)
  • Character Blue (C110)
Blue Grey
Acrylic
  • Flame Gray (TM01)
  • Ms Grey Zion (UG09)
  • Ms Grey Zion (SG09)
Brass
Acrylic
  • Super Red Gold (SM211)
  • Gold (Fine Edge) (GM178)
  • Gold (MC217)
Brick Red
Acrylic
  • Red Brown (1) (H460)
  • Red Brown (2) (H463)
  • Brown (C526)
Bright Green
Acrylic
  • Yellow Green (C64)
  • Yellow Green (S64)
  • Yellow Green (N16)
Bright Red
Enamel
  • Red (GM07)
  • Nimbus Red (XUG09)
  • Sword Impulse Red (HUG201)
Bronze
Acrylic
  • Brass (MC219)
  • Copper (N10)
  • Copper (H10)
Bronze Green
Acrylic
  • Rlm71 Dark Green (C17)
  • Rlm81 Brown Violet (C121)
  • Dark Earth (N72)
Brown
Enamel
  • Dust Brown (H456)
  • Wood Brown (N37)
  • Wood Brown (H37)
Brown Yellow
Acrylic
  • Flesh (N44)
  • Flesh (H44)
  • Flesh (C51)
Brunswick Green
Enamel
  • Ijn Green (H59)
  • Ijn Green (Nakajima) (N36)
  • Ijn Green (Nakajima) (C15)

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