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Paint - Brown at a glance
Paint Building & survival
It weighs 5.
Weight5
Paint - Brown
Paint - Brown is a paint item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.
More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.PaintBrown | Paint |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Paint - Brown is on 6 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Paint | Closet (box, crate); Construction (box, crate); Garage storage (box, crate); and 6 more places | 5.0% | 8 |
| Tool Store Paint | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 3.5% | 4 |
| Crate Wall Finish | Attic (box, crate); Construction (box, crate); Garage storage (box); and 6 more places | 1.4% | 4 |
| Art Supplies | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places | 0.59% | 4 |
| Paint Studio Tools | Paint Shop (cupboard, shelves, tool cabinet) | 0.59% | 4 |
| Crate Random Junk | Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places | 0.15% | 1 |
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 6 recipes: Paint Sign Arrow Down, Paint Sign Arrow Left, Paint Sign Arrow Right, Paint Sign Arrow Up, Paint Sign Skull, Paint Wall.
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Crafting and loot tables
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Crate Paint (weight 10)
- Tool Store Paint (weight 10)
- Crate Wall Finish (weight 1)
- Art Supplies (weight 1)
- Paint Studio Tools (weight 1)
- Crate Random Junk (weight 0.4)
Counts as: any paint, any helditemblocksshove, any helditemmaskbucket.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Paint - Brown weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Paint - Brown?
Base.PaintBrown.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.