Merdc Sand (fs30277)
AK Interactive · AFV (3rd Gen) · AK11343
#866E48 · L*47.9 a*4.1 b*24.7
The closest match to AK Interactive Merdc Sand (fs30277) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Merdc Sand (fs30277) is a mid-toned, moderately saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Desert Yellow at ΔE 0.7. 16 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 Merdc Sand (fs30277)?
The Army Painter Desert Yellow is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Merdc Sand (fs30277) in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint BBS Gold (ΔE 1.2) and Vallejo German Yellow Brown (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Merdc Sand (fs30277)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is German Yellow Brown, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Desert Yellow Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Charred Bone Warpaints Air ΔE 3.9 · close
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A BBS Gold Mr Paint - Car MRP-C016 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Tan Green FS34201 Mr Paint MRP-389 ΔE 4.0 · close
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Vallejo
- A German Yellow Brown Model Air 71.272 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Dark Khaki Green Wash FX 76.520 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Mission Models
- B IDF Sand Grey Version 1 MMP-037 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B RAF Dark Earth MMP-078 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Citadel
- B Snakebite Leather Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Gretchin Green Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.8 · similar
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Coyote Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Dark Beige Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.6 · similar
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Anitque Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics Anitque Gold ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Bronze Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6303 ΔE 3.6 · close
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Foundry
- C Drab Butternut Light Paint System 116C ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Drab Butternut Shade Paint System 116A ΔE 5.6 · similar
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Reaper
- C Brown Sand Master Series Paints Core Colors 9246 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D NMM Gold Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9301 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C British Khaki World War II Range 501 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Sandy Brown Brushscape Range 407 ΔE 4.5 · close
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Tamiya
- C Brown (JGSDF) Spray TS-90 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint LP-25 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Merdc Sand (fs30277) equivalent in Duncan
- C Ancient Gold Wave 3 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Dust Bowl Wave 1 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Merdc Sand (fs30277) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #8C673B | Dark Earth (RAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #866E56 | Territorial Beige Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Liquitex | #8C6931 | Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #80703C | Bog Moss Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #7C6833 | Arabic Shadow Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #8B7844 | Dark Earth Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mig | #7B6B37 | Dunkelgelb Dark Base Acrylics | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tom Color | #8C6848 | Field Uniform Brown | ΔE 5.8 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.4 |
| Monument | #805F3E | Flameon Caramel Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.6 |
| Italeri | #855F30 | Earth Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.8 |
| Humbrol | #84664E | Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #956B23 | Dark Ochre Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Arteza | #865F43 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Golden | #A77846 | Raw Sienna Fluid | ΔE 9.3 |
| Warcolours | #9E844B | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | ΔE 9.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 10.7 |
| Acrilex | #6A6F46 | Verde Oliva Paints | ΔE 12.5 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Sandbraun RAL 8031-f9 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Sand Fs 30277 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Gelbbraun – Yellow Brown – RAL 8000 Real Colors - WWII ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Denison Tan Base Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.2 · close
- C A-21m Light Yellowish Brown Air ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Dark Sand / WWI British Uniform Light -11- Figures ΔE 4.6 · close
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