Hobby Color Converter

freemium

Find color equivalences across 25+ modeling paint brands including Tamiya, Vallejo, and Citadel. Manage your paint inventory, build shopping lists, and match colors with your camera.

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About

Hobby Color Converter by 27Pulgadas is the go-to Android application for scale modeling and miniature painting enthusiasts who need to find compatible paints across brands. Supporting over 25 manufacturers — including Tamiya, Revell, Humbrol, Vallejo, Gunze Sangyo, Citadel, Testors, AK Interactive, Ammo Mig, The Army Painter, Scale75, MMP, Hataka, Italeri, LifeColor, MRP, Mission Models, Monkey MP, Zvezda, Akan, Reaper, Federal Standard, RAL, RLM, and BS — the app provides both officially sourced equivalences and a calculated matching mode for even broader cross-brand coverage. The app functions as a complete color chart and paint management platform. Users can mark paints they already own for inventory tracking, build personal shopping lists with notes, and create custom color schemas for individual modeling projects. A powerful camera tool lets users point their device at any physical object and receive instant paint match suggestions, bridging the gap between the real world and the hobby shelf. Additional utility tools include a scale converter for translating measurements across modeling scales, as well as a hobby news feed aggregating content from the wider community. With over 100,000 downloads and a 4.6-star rating on Google Play, it is a trusted companion for beginners and veteran modelers alike. The app is free to download with ads and optional in-app purchases.

Key Features

Cross-Brand Color Equivalences: Instantly find matching colors across 25+ paint brands including Tamiya, Citadel, Vallejo, and Humbrol, using both official manufacturer data and a calculated matching engine.
Camera Color Matching: Point the device camera at any real-world object or surface to receive paint match suggestions from supported brand palettes.
Paint Inventory & Shopping List: Mark owned paints, track your collection, add items to a personalized shopping list, and attach notes to individual paints.
Project Color Schemas: Create and save custom color schemas for specific modeling projects, keeping all required paints organized in one place.
Scale Converter Tool: Built-in scale conversion utility helps modelers translate measurements between different common modeling scales.

Use Cases

A scale modeler looking for a Tamiya equivalent of a Citadel color they ran out of mid-project.
A miniature painter building a shopping list before visiting a hobby store, organized by project color schema.
A hobbyist photographing a reference vehicle to identify the closest matching paint colors from multiple brands.
A collector tracking their full paint inventory to avoid duplicate purchases and identify gaps in their collection.
A modeler converting measurements between 1:35 and 1:72 scales using the built-in scale converter tool.

Pros

Massive Brand Coverage: Supports over 25 paint manufacturers, covering virtually every major brand used in scale modeling and miniature painting worldwide.
All-in-One Hobby Companion: Combines color lookup, inventory management, shopping list, kit database, and a scale converter into a single app — eliminating the need for multiple tools.
Camera-Based Color Matching: The live camera search feature is a standout capability that lets users match real-world colors to hobby paints without manual searching.
High User Trust: Over 100,000 downloads and a 4.6-star rating from nearly 3,000 reviews demonstrate strong reliability and community endorsement.

Cons

Android Only: The app is only available on Android via Google Play; iOS and desktop users have no official equivalent from the same developer.
Ads and In-App Purchases: The free version includes advertisements, and some features or content may require in-app purchases to unlock fully.
Approximate Equivalences: Color equivalences sourced from manufacturers are noted as approximate, meaning matched colors may not be a perfect visual substitute in every case.

Frequently Asked Questions

The app supports over 25 brands including Tamiya, Revell, Humbrol, Vallejo, Gunze Sangyo, Citadel, Testors, AK Interactive, Ammo Mig, The Army Painter, Scale75, MMP, Hataka, Italeri, LifeColor, MRP, Mission Models, Monkey MP, Zvezda, Akan, Reaper, Federal Standard, RAL, RLM, and BS.

You point your device's camera at any physical object or surface, and the app analyzes the color and suggests the closest paint matches from its supported brand database.

Yes, the app is free to download on Google Play. It contains ads and offers optional in-app purchases for additional features or content.

Yes. You can mark paints you already own, add paints to a shopping list with personal notes, and track your entire hobby paint inventory within the app.

Currently, Hobby Color Converter is only available as an Android application on Google Play. There is no official iOS or desktop version at this time.