Marine Armor Color Conversion Chart

The original armor for the Colonial Marines in Aliens where painted with Humbrol enamel paints, however, as time as passed (it has been 30 years after all), and depending on location, Humbrol paints and certain colors have become much harder to get hold of. For example, Humbrol #170, referred to as Brown Bess, went out of production. You might still find the occasional tin of this paint floating around for sale on sites like the Aliens Legacy or eBay, but the prices can be expensive.

So what can you do if you can’t find Brown Bess or other Humbrol paints?  Well, we compiled a list of popular model paint brands that are either exact matches or close equivalents to the original Humbrol colors used on the Colonial Marine armor.

Please Note: Not all the colors listed below are exact matches, they are more close matches. Be sure to test them first!

Maker	Dark Green	Black	Sand	Chocolate	Light Grey	Brown Bess
HUMBROL	#30 MATT DARK GREEN	#33 MATT BLACK	#63 MATT SAND	#98 MATT CHOCOLATE	#147 MATT LIGHT GREY	#170 BROWN BESS
RGB	97,99,82	51,50,49	195,155,105	93,72,62	217,218,212	85,80,66
HEX	#616352	#333231	#C39B69	#5D483E	#D9DAD4	#555042
XTRACOLOR	205	12		210	150*
XTRACRYLIX	1226*	1012	1209	1210
BS381C	634	642
TESTORS ENAMEL	2027	1749		1540	1732
TESTOR ACRYLIC	4729	4768	E6213		4726
RLM	83	22	79	81
VALLEJO	892	950	913	872	907	887
MODEL COLOR POSC	87	769	212	149	153	93
VALLEJO MODEL AIR	12	57
TAMIYA	XF61	XF01	XF59	XF10	XF14
LIFE COLOR		LC02	UA081	LC67	UA023
GUNZE AQUEOUS	73	343			338
MR COLOR	23	343			338
WHITE ENSIGN	AC RN 06	AC RN 17	AR US 09
RAL	6003	9004		7035	7013
REVELL	32165				32371	36146
CITADEL COLOUR		CHAOS BLACK		SCORCHED BROWN
AIRFIX	M03	M06
HELLER	9013	7010	7012	7016
POLLY SCALE	505038	505214			505280	505370