Chestnut Light
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 53C
#CC8543 · L*61.7 a*21.2 b*45.8
The closest match to Foundry Chestnut Light in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Chestnut Light is a mid-toned, saturated orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Orange Tan at ΔE 1.3. 13 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 Foundry Chestnut Light?
AK Interactive Orange Tan is the closest equivalent to Foundry Chestnut Light in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Tangerine (ΔE 1.7) and Golden Yellow Ochre (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Chestnut Light?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Elf Skin Tone, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Chestnut Light equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Orange Tan Figures AK3022 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Light Brown Standard (3rd Gen) AK11100 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Chestnut Light equivalent in FolkArt
- A Tangerine Acrylic Colors 627 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Yellow Ochre Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2910 ΔE 4.3 · close
Chestnut Light equivalent in Golden
- B Yellow Ochre Heavy Body 1407 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Yellow Ochre OPEN Acrylics 7407 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Chestnut Light equivalent in Arteza
- B Aztec Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints A201 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Gold Acrylic Premium Paints A703 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Chestnut Light equivalent in Scale75
- B Wild Beast Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Phoenix Feather Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.3 · similar
Chestnut Light equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Troll Claws Warpaints WP1459 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Barbarian Flesh Warpaints Air ΔE 3.6 · close
Chestnut Light equivalent in Warcolours
- B Metallic Lemon Metallic paints ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Metallic Choco Metallic paints ΔE 4.9 · close
Chestnut Light equivalent in Vallejo
- B Elf Skin Tone Game Air 72.704 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Elf Skin Tone Game Air 76.004 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Chestnut Light equivalent in Citadel
- B Fulgurite Copper Layer ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Valdor Gold Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
Chestnut Light equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Billous Brown Fantasy Range 130 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Tanned Flesh Fantasy Range 115 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Chestnut Light equivalent in Duncan
- B Gyzmo Fur Wave 2 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1 ΔE 4.2 · close
Chestnut Light equivalent in P3
- B Molten Bronze Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Kapitan Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.9 · close
Chestnut Light in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #D1904E | Sun-bleached Bone Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #C28856 | Fine Surface Primer-fleshtone Mr Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Acrilex | #DF9249 | Amarelo Ocre Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mig | #C28E5C | Ochre Earth Acrylics | ΔE 4.9 |
| Reaper | #B78349 | Tanned Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Monument | #C59157 | Ninjon Dark Warm Flesh Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.1 |
| Italeri | #BB7A47 | US Army / Mar.Gulf Arm Sand Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mission Models | #B78240 | Sandgelb RLM 79 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #BE8B5E | Rough Sand Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.5 |
| Humbrol | #D19651 | Sand Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.6 |
| Tom Color | #C8924C | FS 10266 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.2 |
| Tamiya | #B18150 | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C2835C | Caucasian Skintone Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #D49C61 | Africa Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.9 |
| Creature | #C88B2A | Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #EF8531 | Tangelo Gloss™ | ΔE 7.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #F79A47 | Cartridge Family | ΔE 8.9 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B Tan Light Paint System ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Dusky Flesh Light Paint System ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Buff Leather Shade Paint System ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Butter Fudge Paint System ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Oriental Flesh Shade Paint System ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D German Oak Leaf Orange Shade Paint System ΔE 6.3 · similar
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