Paint Equivalents

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279)

AK Interactive · AFV (3rd Gen) · AK11340

#A78464 · L*57.7 a*9.0 b*22.4

The closest match to AK Interactive Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) is a mid-toned, moderately saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Sand Yellow Syrian AFVs at ΔE 1.4. 15 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 Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279)?

Mr. Paint Sand Yellow Syrian AFVs is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Brevoy Copper (ΔE 1.6) and Foundry German Pea Pattern Tan (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Heavy Skin Tone, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Sand Yellow Syrian AFVs Mr Paint MRP-294 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B IJAAF 30 Karekusa Iro (Parched Grass) Mr Paint MRP-422 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Brevoy Copper Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89553 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Ancient Bronze Master Series Paints Core Colors 9049 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A German Pea Pattern Tan Paint System 88B ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C German Pea Pattern Tan Shade Paint System 88A ΔE 4.4 · close

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Amber Skin Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D Bony Matter Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Heavy Skin Tone Game Color 72.140 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Barbarian Flesh Game Air 72.771 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Seraphim Sepia Shade ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Hashut Copper Layer ΔE 4.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Chaos Bronze Wave 3 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Dragon Fang Wave 1 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full AK Interactive → Duncan conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Medium Tan TC-0187 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Afrika Mustard TC-0075 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Flesh 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Transparent Flesh Transparent paints ΔE 7.8 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Warcolours conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21981E ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Beige Colors 4471E ΔE 8.0 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Mushroom Acrylic Colors 472 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Iced Coffee Acrylic Colors 6462 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Us Dark Brown Warfront Range ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Resurrection Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Scale75 conversion chart

Nº13 Desert Sand (fs30279) in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #AC8454 Lyossan Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5
Acrilex #AF8F77 Capuccino Paints ΔE 4.6
Tamiya #A68354 Tan Aircraft Spray ΔE 4.7
Mission Models #A98E79 IDF Sand Grey Version 2 ΔE 5.0
Italeri #AA7958 Sandgelb RLM 79 Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.1
Mr. Hobby #B4926A Light Brown Mr Color ΔE 5.3
Humbrol #B47E58 US Tan Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.3
Revell #AE8551 Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.4
Coat d'Arms #BE8E66 Leather Brown Military Range ΔE 5.6
Mig #B39267 Khaki Brown Acrylics ΔE 5.8
Golden #A77846 Raw Sienna Fluid ΔE 6.3
Monument #AE7849 Copper Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.4
Arteza #A8724E Bronze Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 7.3
Creature #967E51 Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.5
Kimera Kolors #C2835C Caucasian Skintone Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 7.6
Liquitex #958146 Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.8
Green Stuff World #BF9F66 Sandstorm Acrylic Colors ΔE 11.0
Turbo Dork #E48558 Two Cents ΔE 14.3

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. B RAL 8008 Olive Brown (olivbraun)17ml Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Ral 8020 Braun AFV (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.0 · close
  3. C Braun – Brown RAL 8020 Real Colors - WWII ΔE 4.0 · close
  4. C Buff Real Colors - Standard ΔE 4.9 · close
  5. D Nº13 Desert Sand AFV ΔE 5.6 · similar
  6. D Uae Sand Dull Real Colors - AFV ΔE 6.0 · similar

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