Paint Equivalents

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen))

AK Interactive · AFV (3rd Gen) · AK11366

#CB982F · L*66.0 a*9.4 b*59.1

The closest match to AK Interactive Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Mustard Yellow is a light, saturated orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Antique Ochre at ΔE 1.6. 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

What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen))?

Vallejo Antique Ochre is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Italeri Giallo Mimetico 3 (ΔE 1.7) and Golden Yellow Oxide (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen))?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Antique Ochre, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Antique Ochre Arte Deco 85.175 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Nuclear Yellow Xpress Color 72.404 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint 4645AP ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Wood Acrylic Paint 4673AP ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Italeri conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Golden

  1. A Yellow Oxide SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6700 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Yellow Oxide Fluid 2410 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Clear Brown Mr Clear Color GX GX109 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Rough Gold Mr Metallic Color GX GX217 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints A213 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. C Yellow Ochre Acrylic Premium Paints A104 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → Arteza conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments PY42 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 PBR 24 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Moon Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2911 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B School Bus Yellow Acrylic Colors 736 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Sand Golem Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Desert Yellow Warpaints Primer CP3011 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Mig

  1. B RLM 79 Sandgelb Acrylics AMIG0222 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Sand Yellow Acrylics AMIG0030 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B NMM Gold Base Master Series Paints Core Colors 9302 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Faded Khaki Master Series Paints Core Colors 9129 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Yellow Colors 20502 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Sunny Day Colors 21384 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Mustard Yellow (AFV (3rd Gen)) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Zamesi Desert Layer ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Bubonic Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Mustard Yellow in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Warcolours #DB9D2C Ochre 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.5
Mr. Paint #C9A141 Zinc-chromate Primer Mr Paint ΔE 3.7
Humbrol #C69749 Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 3.8
Duncan #CDA24E Dragon's Gold Wave 1 ΔE 4.0
Revell #BE8F03 Brass Email Color - Metallic ΔE 4.1
Tamiya #D89C42 Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.2
Green Stuff World #BA931C El Dorado Metallic Colors ΔE 4.6
Foundry #D2A552 Bone yard Shade Paint System ΔE 4.6
Creature #C88B2A Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.8
Liquitex #DEA301 Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.3
Monument #BE9953 Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.6
Tom Color #C8924C FS 10266 ΔE 6.2
Mission Models #E4AE44 New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) ΔE 6.4
P3 #B2953D Rucksack Tan Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7
Scale75 #CDAB47 Elven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 6.7
Coat d'Arms #B59816 Japanese Uniform World War II Range ΔE 7.4
Turbo Dork #D6B34F All That Glitters ΔE 8.2
Acrilex #B68031 Caramelo Paints ΔE 8.6

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Medium Sand Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Ochre Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  3. B Ocher Khaki / M-44 Uniform Green Ocher Khaki -24- Figures ΔE 2.6 · very close
  4. B Bullet Metal Case AFV ΔE 2.8 · very close
  5. C Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- Figures ΔE 3.8 · close
  6. C Dunkelgelb Ral 7028 Dark Yellow Primer (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.8 · close

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