Desert Uniform Base
AK Interactive · Figures (3rd Gen) · AK11440
#9A6A15 · L*48.6 a*12.1 b*50.5
The closest match to AK Interactive Desert Uniform Base in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Desert Uniform Base is a mid-toned, saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Humbrol Khaki at 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 Desert Uniform Base?
Humbrol Khaki is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Desert Uniform Base in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Deep Brown Leather Light (ΔE 1.7) and Green Stuff World Mustard Yellow (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Desert Uniform Base?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Gold, ΔE 3.9 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Desert Uniform Base Shop Humbrol Khaki Shop Humbrol Acrylics - Matt set
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Humbrol
- A Khaki Acrylics - Matt 26 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- E Antique Bronze Acrylics - Metallics 171 ΔE 11.7 · far
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Foundry
- A Deep Brown Leather Light Paint System 45C ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Palomino Shade Paint System 56A ΔE 2.0 · very close
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Mustard Yellow Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Misted Yellow Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.2 · close
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Dark Ochre Expansion Set 1 PBR 48 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Golden Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 7.3 · similar
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in FolkArt
- B Starlight Gold Acrylic Colors 6467 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Yellow Ochre Pure™ Artist Pigment 6389 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Scale75
- B Cokum Copper Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Yellow Ocre Artist Range ΔE 3.7 · close
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Tom Color
- B Japan Uniform Base TC-0230 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Middlestone Raf TC-0113 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Golden Sunset Colors 21186 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Crushed Curry Gloss™ 20265E ΔE 8.9 · similar
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Vallejo
- C Gold Model Color 70.996 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Fuel Stains (Gloss) Mecha Color 69.814 ΔE 4.5 · close
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Reaper
- C NMM Gold Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9301 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Green Ochre Master Series Paints Core Colors 9128 ΔE 4.5 · close
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in Citadel
- C Tallarn Sand Air ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Tausept Ochre Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.8 · similar
Desert Uniform Base equivalent in P3
- D Bloodtracker Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Skorne Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Desert Uniform Base in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #8C6931 | Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #8D642C | Green Brown RAL 8000 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #AF791B | Nickel Azo Yellow Fluid | ΔE 6.5 |
| The Army Painter | #925A11 | Mid Brown Warpaints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mig | #816116 | Old Brass Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Italeri | #AA7D2C | Brass Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.0 |
| Revell | #9C6836 | Wood Brown Email Color - Silk | ΔE 7.0 |
| Monument | #8D5C25 | Flameon Dark Orange Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mission Models | #7E6219 | Sand Merdec | ΔE 7.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #9A7C33 | Mid Stone World War II Range | ΔE 7.8 |
| Tamiya | #826636 | Brown (JGSDF) Spray | ΔE 8.2 |
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Warcolours | #B87F18 | Ochre 5 Layer paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #A17E4E | Japanese Khaki Mr Color | ΔE 9.5 |
| Arteza | #BA7335 | Oxide Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.4 |
| Creature | #BB841F | Yellow Ochre Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.4 |
| Duncan | #BA773F | Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 | ΔE 11.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 15.9 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Gold Metallic (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Japanese Brown Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Erdgelb – Earth Yellow RAL 8002 Real Colors - WWII ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B US Field Drab -23- Figures ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C British Uniform Lights Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Golden Sand / Desert Uniform Base -10- Figures ΔE 5.6 · similar
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