In the pot, Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003) reads as a warm brown, mid-tone and moderate. Matching it is straightforward: Scale75 Insatiable Brown lands at 88 percent in the same finish, and 5 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. It builds a smooth gradient with Brown (RAL 8023) underneath and Wood brown/Holzbraun (RAL 8001) on the highlights, all in the Revell line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003) equivalents, brand by brand
1 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Revell Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003), though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Scale75 equivalent: Scale75 Insatiable Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Medium Rust, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.5).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Red Leather, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.6).
- Nearest in the P3 Paints catalog: P3 Paints Khardic Flesh, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.1).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Leather, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.6).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Fur Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.5 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Scale75
AK Interactive
Vallejo
P3 Paints
Humbrol
The Army Painter
Tamiya
Citadel
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Match difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003)?
The closest same-finish match is Scale75 Insatiable Brown at 88% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003)?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Red Leather at 87%, a same-finish match.
What color is Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003)?
Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003) is a mid-tone moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #985131).
What do I highlight and shade Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003) with?
Highlight Mud brown/Lehmbraun (RAL 8003) toward Wood brown/Holzbraun (RAL 8001) and shade it down into Brown (RAL 8023), both Revell paints in the same finish family.