Buff Dark Shade
AK Interactive · AFV · AK4007
#857748 · L*50.3 a*-1.5 b*27.8
The closest match to AK Interactive Buff Dark Shade in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Buff Dark Shade is a mid-toned, moderately saturated yellow. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mig Real Idf Sand Grey 73, ΔE 1.3. 19 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Buff Dark Shade?
Mig Real Idf Sand Grey 73 is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Buff Dark Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Dark Earth (ΔE 2.2) and Foundry Soviet Summer Tan (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Buff Dark Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Middle Stone, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Buff Dark Shade Shop Mig Real Idf Sand Grey 73 Shop Mig Acrylics set
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Mig
- A Real Idf Sand Grey 73 Acrylics AMIG0132 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Russian Light Base Acrylics AMIG0933 ΔE 3.7 · close
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Earth Aqueous Hobby Color H72 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Hay Color Mr Color 524 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Foundry
- B Soviet Summer Tan Paint System 79B ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Drab Paint System 12B ΔE 4.1 · close
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Hoard Bronze Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Desolate Brown Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.9 · close
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in P3
- B Bog Moss Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Gun Corps Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0 · close
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Brass Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A018 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Brown Green Čsn 2250 Mr Paint MRP-010 ΔE 3.7 · close
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Dark Sand Brushscape Range 404 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Tan Earth World War II Range 524 ΔE 4.5 · close
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Tamiya
- C Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat XF-49 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Brown (JGSDF) Spray TS-90 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- C IDF Sand Grey Version 1 MMP-037 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Grunbraun RAL 8000 MMP-017 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- C Champagne Metallics 675 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Alfalfa Acrylic Colors 2427 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- C Middle Stone Model Color 70.882 ΔE 4.9 · close
- C Camouflage Green Game Color 72.031 ΔE 4.9 · close
Buff Dark Shade equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Coyote Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Desert Camo Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.4 · similar
Buff Dark Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #816C33 | Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.1 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.3 |
| Citadel | #7E6930 | Gretchin Green Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 6.1 |
| Scale75 | #7C6833 | Arabic Shadow Scale Color Range | ΔE 6.1 |
| Duncan | #776742 | Ancient Gold Wave 3 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Reaper | #9B7E52 | Desert Stone Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 7.2 |
| Warcolours | #9E844B | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Tom Color | #6E6C2F | FS 14151 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Revell | #756544 | Olive Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.8 |
| Monument | #9C8D64 | Light Bronze Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| Acrilex | #6A6F46 | Verde Oliva Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Golden | #808028 | Green Gold OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.0 |
| Humbrol | #6A7145 | Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.0 |
| Italeri | #6D6129 | Interior Green Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #866E56 | Territorial Beige Colors | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #956B23 | Dark Ochre Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 10.2 |
| Arteza | #758351 | Pearl Olive Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 10.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 16.5 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Olive Drab Shine AFV ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Karekusa Iro (dry Grass) Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A A-21m Light Yellowish Brown Air ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B J3 Sp (amber Grey) Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Marinegrau – Navy Grey RAL 7002 Real Colors - WWII ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Sand Fs 30277 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 3.3 · very close
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