Paint Equivalents

American Tan Shade

Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 92A

#AD9F7A · L*65.8 a*-0.7 b*21.2

The closest match to Foundry American Tan Shade in every other range, nearest first.

Foundry American Tan Shade is a light, moderately saturated yellow. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Khaki at ΔE 1.5. 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

The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.

What is the closest equivalent to Foundry American Tan Shade?

Apple Barrel Khaki is the closest equivalent to Foundry American Tan Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Afrikakorps Tank Crew Highlights (ΔE 1.6) and Italeri Flat Desert Tan (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry American Tan Shade?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Afrikakorps Tank Crew Highlights, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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American Tan Shade equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Khaki Colors 21390 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. C Ivory Colors K20516 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Foundry → Apple Barrel conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Afrikakorps Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces 70.340 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Khaki Game Air 72.761 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Foundry → Vallejo conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Flat Desert Tan Acrylic Paint 4859AP ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D Sand Acrylic Paint 4720AP ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Foundry → Italeri conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint LP-16 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat XF-55 ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Foundry → Tamiya conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Khaki Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9121 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Clockwork Brass Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89554 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Foundry → Reaper conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Bright Gold Fantasy Range 107 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Horse Tone – Dun Military Range 221 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full Foundry → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Mig

  1. B Light Sand Grey Acrylics AMIG0067 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Light Wood Acrylics AMIG0038 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Foundry → Mig conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Skeleton Horde Contrast ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Ushabti Bone Air ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Foundry → Citadel conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Thar Brown Scale Color Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Buff Artist Range ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Foundry → Scale75 conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 44 – Dark Yellow RAL 7028 Ver. ’44 Real Colors - AFV RC061 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Wood Base General AK779 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Foundry → AK Interactive conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Concrete 1 MMP-127 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Sandgrau RAL 7027 MMP-016 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Foundry → Mission Models conversion chart

American Tan Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Nakajima Cockpit Color (Aged) Mr Paint MRP-414 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Bsc No.28 Mr Paint MRP-334 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Foundry → Mr. Paint conversion chart

American Tan Shade in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Humbrol #B7A889 Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.6
The Army Painter #B6A789 Necrotic Flesh Warpaints ΔE 3.6
Monument #AC9E6B Khaki Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.7
Kimera Kolors #A99E85 Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 3.8
FolkArt #AE9D67 Sunflower Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.4
Creature #AC9C83 White Gold Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.5
Acrilex #A89A82 Concreto Paints ΔE 4.6
Duncan #AF966C Keleton Legion Wave 1 ΔE 4.7
P3 #A49881 Caspian Flesh Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 4.9
Mr. Hobby #B1A991 Cement Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.2
Green Stuff World #AAA168 Ancient Sepia Wash Ink ΔE 5.6
Tom Color #B79975 Carc Tan ΔE 6.7
Revell #A7937B Beige Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.9
Warcolours #AAA295 Warm Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 8.3
Golden #95A17B Terre Verte Hue Heavy Body ΔE 10.3
Arteza #A9A54D Pearl Chartreuse Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 11.1
Liquitex #958146 Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 11.5
Turbo Dork #D6B34F All That Glitters ΔE 14.0

Nearest colours inside Foundry

  1. B Drab Light Paint System ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Moss Light Paint System ΔE 3.4 · very close
  3. C Rawhide Light Paint System ΔE 4.5 · close
  4. C British Denison Brown Shade Paint System ΔE 4.7 · close
  5. C Soviet Summer Drab Paint System ΔE 4.7 · close
  6. D American Tan Paint System ΔE 5.4 · similar

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