French Army Desert Sand
AK Interactive · AFV (3rd Gen) · AK11363
#D0A66C · L*70.7 a*8.2 b*35.8
The closest match to AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand is a light, moderately saturated orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Wooden deck tan at ΔE 1.1. 11 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?
Tamiya Wooden deck tan is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Base Sand Shade (ΔE 1.5) and Citadel Kislev Flesh (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Khaki Drill, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive French Army Desert Sand Shop Tamiya Wooden deck tan (Spray) Shop Tamiya Spray set
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Tamiya
- A Wooden deck tan Spray TS-68 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Light sand Lacquer Paint LP-30 ΔE 2.9 · very close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Foundry
- A Base Sand Shade Paint System 10A ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Canvas Shade Paint System 8A ΔE 3.8 · close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Citadel
- A Kislev Flesh Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Ungor Flesh Layer ΔE 2.3 · very close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Scale75
- A Gelbraun Brown Warfront Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Desert Yellow Warfront Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in FolkArt
- B Golden Glow Acrylic Colors 2426 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C 14K Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 2965 ΔE 4.2 · close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Reaper
- B Stained Ivory Master Series Paints Core Colors 9142 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Amber Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors 9032 ΔE 2.5 · very close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Beige RAL 1001 Mr Paint MRP-210 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Bsc No.61 Mr Paint MRP-337 ΔE 2.5 · very close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Vallejo
- B Khaki Drill Xpress Color 72.451 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Dark Sand Model Color 70.847 ΔE 3.0 · very close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC04 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Tan Acrysion N27 ΔE 4.4 · close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Temple Ochre Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Sandstorm Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Duncan
- B Pale Skin Wave 3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Flesh Wash Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close
French Army Desert Sand equivalent in Italeri
- B Skin Tone Warm Tint Acrylic Paint 4603AP ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 Acrylic Paint 4860AP ΔE 4.1 · close
French Army Desert Sand in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #DFA96B | Desert Sand World War II Range | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mission Models | #CFAF80 | Gelbbraun RAL 8020 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.1 |
| The Army Painter | #DEB57D | Otyugh Brown D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 4.1 |
| Creature | #C99855 | Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.4 |
| Revell | #D49C61 | Africa Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mig | #C7A780 | Fs 33446 US Modern Vehicles Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Tom Color | #C9AD86 | Medium Skin Tone | ΔE 5.5 |
| Humbrol | #D69C4A | Sand Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.5 |
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #D0A583 | Peach Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| P3 | #EEAA58 | Blazing Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Golden | #C5A045 | Yellow Oxide Fluid | ΔE 7.3 |
| Acrilex | #DEB28F | Camurça Queimado Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 8.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C79131 | Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.6 |
| Warcolours | #DB9D2C | Ochre 3 Layer paints | ΔE 8.7 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B RAL 8020 Gelbbraun AFV ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) AFV ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Ral 1039 F9 Sandbeige AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.9 · close
- C Light Sand Figures ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Buff Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Light Earth Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.6 · similar
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