Dirty Yellow
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11043
#ECA71C · L*73.3 a*15.2 b*72.5
The closest match to AK Interactive Dirty Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Dirty Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Golden Yellow at ΔE 0.6. 4 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dirty Yellow?
Apple Barrel Golden Yellow is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Dirty Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Saffron Sunset (ΔE 1.1) and Vallejo Yellow (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Dirty Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Yellow, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Dirty Yellow equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21966E ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Golden Yellow Gloss™ 21395 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- A Saffron Sunset Master Series Paints Core Colors 9247 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Ogre Skin Master Series Paints Bones 9459 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- A Yellow Mecha Color 69.004 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Yellow Game Color 72.085 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Yellow Clear Mr Paint MRP-264 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Giallo Cromo Mr Paint MRP-310 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Golden
- A Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Heavy Body 1386 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7386 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dirty Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Phoenix Flames Warpaints WP1446 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Cream Yellow Acrysion N34 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Yellow Fs13538 A Aqueous Hobby Color H329 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Warm Yellow Pure Pigments PY83 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 PY 170 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Duncan
- B Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Skulker Yellow Wave 1 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- B SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.1 · close
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
Dirty Yellow equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Dirty Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #DEA301 | Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.4 |
| FolkArt | #DD9E2A | Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment | ΔE 3.5 |
| Foundry | #E99B05 | Butter Fudge Light Paint System | ΔE 3.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.7 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Warcolours | #DB9D2C | Ochre 3 Layer paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Citadel | #D89D1B | Zamesi Desert Layer | ΔE 4.0 |
| Tamiya | #FFB300 | Camel yellow Spray | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 4.1 |
| Humbrol | #F9B400 | Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.1 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 4.3 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.5 |
| Acrilex | #FBB147 | Melao Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mig | #D8A64F | Sand Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 7.2 |
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.6 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A RLM 04 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B RLM 04 Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Maize Yellow, RAL 1006 Real Colors - Modern ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B British Sand Yellow AFV ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B British Sand Yellow AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Faded Yellow -5- Figures ΔE 3.6 · close
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