FS 30279 Desert Tan
AK Interactive · Air · AK2111
#805C38 · L*42.0 a*10.3 b*26.4
The closest match to AK Interactive FS 30279 Desert Tan in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive FS 30279 Desert Tan is a dark, moderately saturated orange. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Barbarian Skin at ΔE 1.2. 9 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive FS 30279 Desert Tan?
Vallejo Barbarian Skin is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive FS 30279 Desert Tan in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Monument Flameon Caramel Brown (ΔE 1.5) and Mig Burnt Sand (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive FS 30279 Desert Tan?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Barbarian Skin, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Vallejo
- A Barbarian Skin Game Air 76.071 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Beige Brown Model Color 70.875 ΔE 2.1 · very close
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Monument
- A Flameon Caramel Brown Pro Signature Series S28 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Flameon Orange Brown Pro Signature Series S27 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Mig
- A Burnt Sand Acrylics AMIG0118 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Fs 30219 Tan Acrylics AMIG0202 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Italeri
- A Dark Earth Acrylic Paint 4303AP ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Earth Red Acrylic Paint 4707AP ΔE 3.2 · very close
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Tom Color
- A FS 30219 TC-0051 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Field Uniform Brown TC-0055 ΔE 4.8 · close
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in FolkArt
- B Asphaltum Pure™ Artist Pigment 7111 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Bronze Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6303 ΔE 5.7 · similar
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Scale75
- B Ss Camo Medium Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Viking Gold Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 5.9 · similar
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Foundry
- B Bronze Barrel Paint System 103B ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Rawhide Shade Paint System 11A ΔE 2.5 · very close
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 79 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A071 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Dark Earth Ana 617 Mr Paint MRP-145 ΔE 3.6 · close
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Reaper
- B Rich Leather Master Series Paints Bones 9429 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Shield Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9161 ΔE 3.5 · close
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Earth Brown Aqueous Hobby Color H457 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Japanese Brown Mr Color 526 ΔE 4.9 · close
FS 30279 Desert Tan equivalent in P3
- B Copper Pipe Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Tharn Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.3 · close
FS 30279 Desert Tan in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #825D42 | Super Wash Mid Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 3.4 |
| Arteza | #865F43 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| The Army Painter | #8A6243 | Bullwhack Brown Warpaints Air | ΔE 3.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #885A29 | Komodo Khaki Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.9 |
| Duncan | #7B5E46 | Scabbard Brown Wave 3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Revell | #815331 | Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #87552C | Toffee Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #7D5B44 | Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #715A3D | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Humbrol | #84664E | Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.3 |
| Golden | #915A31 | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 5.9 |
| Citadel | #8C6C40 | Snakebite Leather Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #80683A | RAF Dark Earth | ΔE 7.0 |
| Liquitex | #8C6931 | Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.1 |
| Creature | #654B2D | Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.5 |
| Acrilex | #815547 | Marrom Escuro Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Warcolours | #8B4201 | Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing | ΔE 11.2 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Field Drab Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Tan Earth Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Nº6 Earth Yellow AFV ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C S.c.c. 2 Brown Real Colors - WWII ΔE 3.7 · close
- C S.c.c. No.2 Brown AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Cork Brown / Waffen Spring/ Summer Highlight -25- Figures ΔE 3.7 · close
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