Chocolate sits in the brown family: dark in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Brigandine Brown from The Army Painter matches at 94 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. For modelling, drop to Matt Black Green in the recesses and step up to Matt US Dark Green on the edges, both Humbrol paints. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Chocolate equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Brigandine Brown, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.2).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Leather Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Olive Brown, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Light Umber, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.7).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Druid Flesh, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.4).
- From P3 Paints: P3 Paints Mud Rut, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.5).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.2 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
Two Thin Coats
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Citadel
Revell
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Chocolate?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Brigandine Brown at 94% color similarity.
What color is Chocolate?
Chocolate is a dark moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #412F1F).
What do I highlight and shade Chocolate with?
Highlight Chocolate toward Matt US Dark Green and shade it down into Matt Black Green, both Humbrol paints in the same finish family.