Dark Sun Yellow
Duncan · Wave 1
#C38639 · L*60.7 a*16.2 b*49.3
The closest match to Duncan Dark Sun Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Dark Sun Yellow is a mid-toned, saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Heartwood Brown at ΔE 1.2. 10 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 Duncan Dark Sun Yellow?
Reaper Heartwood Brown is the closest equivalent to Duncan Dark Sun Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Gold Brown (ΔE 1.3) and Warcolours Metallic Lemon (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Dark Sun Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Gold Brown, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Dark Sun Yellow Shop Reaper Heartwood Brown Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- A Heartwood Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9314 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Sandy Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9249 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- A Gold Brown Model Color 70.877 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Yellow Ochre Premium Airbrush Color 62.015 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Warcolours
- A Metallic Lemon Metallic paints ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Metallic Choco Metallic paints ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Arteza
- B Gold Acrylic Premium Paints A703 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Aztec Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints A201 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Troll Claws Warpaints WP1459 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Bright Gold Warpaints Air ΔE 4.9 · close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in FolkArt
- B Yellow Ochre Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2910 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Vivid Orange Acrylic Colors 2576 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Medium Flesh Tone Standard (3rd Gen) AK11054 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Orange Tan Figures (3rd Gen) AK11409 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Citadel
- B Vomit Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Flesh Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Golden
- B Yellow Oxide Heavy Body 1410 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Mars Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6705 ΔE 5.0 · close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Mission Models
- B Sandgelb RLM 79 MMP-119 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Brass MMC-002 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- B Victorian Brass Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Dwarven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Sun Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Fine Surface Primer-sand Yellow Mr Paint MRP-LPY ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Middle Stone Mr Paint MRP-121 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Sun Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 3.3 |
| Creature | #C88B2A | Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.5 |
| Liquitex | #C08521 | Yellow Oxide Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.7 |
| Tom Color | #C8924C | FS 10266 | ΔE 3.8 |
| P3 | #B28240 | Meaty Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Foundry | #CC8543 | Chestnut Light Paint System | ΔE 4.2 |
| Monument | #B47A30 | Rich Gold Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #D1904E | Sun-bleached Bone Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Humbrol | #D19651 | Sand Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C79131 | Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #B7831E | Clear Gold Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mig | #C28E5C | Ochre Earth Acrylics | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tamiya | #B18150 | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #C98651 | Billous Brown Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| Revell | #AE8551 | Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| Italeri | #AA7D2C | Brass Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #B0895E | Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #F79A47 | Cartridge Family | ΔE 10.9 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Manticore Ochre Wave 2 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Satyr Brown Wave 2 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Gyzmo Fur Wave 2 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Top Brass Wave 2 ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Heirloom Gold Wave 3 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot