Paint Equivalents

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8-

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The closest match to AK Interactive Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- is a light, saturated orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Yellow Dune at ΔE 0.9. 7 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 Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8-?

The Army Painter Yellow Dune is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mig RLM 79 Sandgelb (ΔE 1.3) and Duncan Heirloom Gold (ΔE 1.5).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8-?

The nearest Vallejo paint is US Interior Yellow, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Yellow Dune Warpaints Air ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Burnt Turf Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Mig

  1. A RLM 79 Sandgelb Acrylics AMIG0222 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Washable Sand (RAL 8020) Acrylics AMIG0106 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Heirloom Gold Wave 3 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Dragon's Gold Wave 1 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Duncan conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Monument

  1. A Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 017 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Bright Gold Pro Acrylic Paints 031 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Monument conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt 93 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays S93 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full AK Interactive → Humbrol conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Rough Gold Mr Metallic Color GX GX217 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Dark Yellow Acrysion N79 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Light sand Spray TS-46 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat XF-59 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints A213 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Yellow Ochre Acrylic Premium Paints A104 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Arteza conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Golden

  1. B Yellow Oxide Fluid 2410 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Yellow Ochre Fluid 2407 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint 4645AP ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Wood Acrylic Paint 4673AP ΔE 4.1 · close

Full AK Interactive → Italeri conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Temple Ochre Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Sandstorm Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- equivalent in Revell

  1. B Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Brass Email Color - Metallic ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Revell conversion chart

Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Vallejo #CCA552 US Interior Yellow Model Air ΔE 2.9
Mr. Paint #C9A141 Zinc-chromate Primer Mr Paint ΔE 3.1
Reaper #C59448 Dragon Gold Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 3.2
Citadel #B89142 Bubonic Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3
Foundry #D2A552 Bone yard Shade Paint System ΔE 3.3
Creature #C99855 Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.1
Tom Color #BFA35A FS 30260 ΔE 4.2
Mission Models #BBA059 Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 ΔE 4.3
Kimera Kolors #C79131 Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 ΔE 4.4
Scale75 #B28F4D Iroko Scale Color Range ΔE 4.8
P3 #B2953D Rucksack Tan Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0
Coat d'Arms #B5955C Festering Brown Fantasy Range ΔE 5.0
FolkArt #B09151 Yellow Ochre Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1
Apple Barrel #D0A024 Sunny Day Colors ΔE 5.6
Warcolours #DB9D2C Ochre 3 Layer paints ΔE 6.2
Liquitex #D59646 Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.3
Turbo Dork #D6B34F All That Glitters ΔE 7.5
Acrilex #B68031 Caramelo Paints ΔE 8.8

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. B Medium Sand Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Mustard Yellow AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.8 · close
  3. C Mustard Yellow AFV ΔE 3.9 · close
  4. C Ochre Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.1 · close
  5. C Ral 1039 F9 Sandbeige AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.5 · close
  6. C Carc Tan 686a Fs 33446 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 4.6 · close

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