Buff Light Shade
AK Interactive · AFV · AK4006
#B39D52 · L*65.2 a*-1.6 b*41.8
The closest match to AK Interactive Buff Light Shade in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Buff Light Shade is a light, saturated yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Heavy Kakhi at ΔE 0.9. 17 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 Light Shade?
Vallejo Heavy Kakhi is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Buff Light Shade in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Spearshaft Light (ΔE 1.0) and Mig Fs 33481 Zinc Chromate Yellow (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Buff Light Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Heavy Kakhi, ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Buff Light Shade Shop Vallejo Heavy Kakhi Shop Vallejo Game Color set
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- A Heavy Kakhi Game Color 72.149 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- C Moss and Lichen Weathering FX 73.827 ΔE 4.4 · close
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Foundry
- A Spearshaft Light Paint System 13C ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Bronze Barrel Light Paint System 103C ΔE 3.3 · very close
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 33481 Zinc Chromate Yellow Acrylics AMIG0221 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (mid War) Acrylics AMIG0010 ΔE 4.2 · close
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- B Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 MMP-011 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C RAF Middle Stone MMP-076 ΔE 3.7 · close
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 30260 TC-0008 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Giallo Mimetico 2 TC-0141 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Reaper
- B Olive Skin Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9222 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Keleshite Gold Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89551 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Rough Gold Mr Metallic Color GX GX217 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Blue Gold Mr Metallic Color GX GX210 ΔE 3.5 · close
Buff Light Shade equivalent in P3
- C Rucksack Tan Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Icy Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Zinc-chromate Primer Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A081 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Zinc-chromate Primer Mr Paint MRP-129 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Buff Light Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- C Sunflower Acrylic Colors 432 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Inca Gold Metallics 676 ΔE 5.0 · close
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Italeri
- C Panzer Dunkelgelb 1943 Acrylic Paint 4796AP ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 Acrylic Paint 4860AP ΔE 5.2 · similar
Buff Light Shade equivalent in Revell
- C Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Brass Email Color - Metallic ΔE 9.4 · similar
Buff Light Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #C5AA5A | Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Golden | #C5A045 | Yellow Oxide Fluid | ΔE 5.1 |
| Monument | #BE9953 | Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #AAA168 | Ancient Sepia Wash Ink | ΔE 5.3 |
| Scale75 | #C0A56E | Ss Camo Yellow Sand Warfront Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BC9D66 | Horse Tone – Dun Military Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #BDAF6E | Lemon Chiffon Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tamiya | #CBAF5B | Dark yellow Spray | ΔE 5.9 |
| Citadel | #C0A973 | Morghast Bone Base | ΔE 5.9 |
| The Army Painter | #C2994D | Yellow Dune Warpaints Air | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #A9A54D | Pearl Chartreuse Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Humbrol | #C69749 | Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C69825 | Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 8.4 |
| Warcolours | #9E844B | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Creature | #C99855 | Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.0 |
| Acrilex | #9DA548 | Verde Pistache Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Liquitex | #958146 | Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.8 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Decomposed Flesh Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Wooden Deck Naval ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Dry Light Mud General ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Mustard Yellow AFV ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Dunkelgelb Nach Muster – Dark Yellow Real Colors - WWII ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Carc Tan 686a Fs 33446 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 5.1 · similar
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