French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir)
AK Interactive · AFV · AK4081
#C39C65 · L*66.8 a*7.5 b*34.2
The closest match to AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) is a light, moderately saturated orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Monument Bright Gold, ΔE 1.8. 10 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 French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir)?
Monument Bright Gold is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Stained Ivory (ΔE 2.3) and Tamiya Wooden deck tan (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Tan Yellow, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Monument
- A Bright Gold Pro Acrylic Paints 031 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 017 ΔE 3.8 · close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Reaper
- B Stained Ivory Master Series Paints Core Colors 9142 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Golden Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9091 ΔE 2.6 · very close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Wooden deck tan Spray TS-68 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Buff Lacquer Paint LP-75 ΔE 4.2 · close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Burnt Turf Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Yellow Dune Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Sandstorm Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Temple Ochre Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.9 · very close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Tan Yellow Model Color 70.912 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B USAF Tan Model Air 71.348 ΔE 2.8 · very close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Horse Tone – Dun Military Range 221 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Festering Brown Fantasy Range 126 ΔE 3.6 · close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Bsc No.61 Mr Paint MRP-337 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Sabbia Mr Paint MRP-306 ΔE 3.2 · very close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Duncan
- B Kronos Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Heirloom Gold Wave 3 ΔE 3.7 · close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Citadel
- B Karak Stone Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Kislev Flesh Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Creature
- B Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-031 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Tan Flesh Monument Pro Acryl MPA-024 ΔE 8.1 · similar
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) equivalent in Mig
- B Washable Sand (RAL 8020) Acrylics AMIG0106 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Desert Yellow Acrylics AMIG0138 ΔE 3.3 · very close
French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #B9986D | FS 30279 | ΔE 3.3 |
| Humbrol | #BF9352 | Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 3.4 |
| FolkArt | #CBA76B | Golden Glow Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #BF9D5A | Dark Yellow Acrysion | ΔE 3.6 |
| Italeri | #B99E6C | Sand Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.7 |
| Scale75 | #C0A56E | Ss Camo Yellow Sand Warfront Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| Foundry | #D7A96B | Base Sand Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.6 |
| Revell | #D49C61 | Africa Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #C19D79 | US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #AF9369 | Beast Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #B0895E | Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Golden | #C5A045 | Yellow Oxide Fluid | ΔE 7.2 |
| Arteza | #C39736 | Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C79131 | Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Warcolours | #C58641 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Acrilex | #DF9249 | Amarelo Ocre Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 10.5 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Ral 1039 F9 Sandbeige AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B French Army Desert Sand AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Light Sand Figures ΔE 3.4 · very close
- B Desert Sand Fs 30279 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Carc Tan 686a (fs33446) AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Carc Tan 686a Fs 33446 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 4.3 · close
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