Paint Equivalents

Tan Light

Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 14C

#C57B3A · L*58.4 a*23.2 b*46.4

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

Foundry Tan Light is a mid-toned, saturated orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Light Rust, ΔE 1.3. 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 Foundry Tan Light?

Vallejo Light Rust is the closest equivalent to Foundry Tan Light in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Tangerine (ΔE 2.4) and Mr. Paint RLM 79 Sandgelb I. (ΔE 2.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Tan Light?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Rust, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Foundry Tan Light Shop Vallejo Light Rust (Wash FX)

Tan Light equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Light Rust Wash FX 76.505 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Elf Skin Tone Game Air 76.004 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Foundry → Vallejo conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Tangerine Acrylic Colors 627 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Vivid Orange Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2904 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Foundry → FolkArt conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B RLM 79 Sandgelb I. Mr Paint MRP-068 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Deep Buff Bs360 Mr Paint MRP-378 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Foundry → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Light Brown Standard (3rd Gen) AK11100 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Light Rust AFV AK706 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Foundry → AK Interactive conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in P3

  1. B Kapitan Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Molten Bronze Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Foundry → P3 conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Gyzmo Fur Wave 2 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Foundry → Duncan conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in Golden

  1. B Yellow Ochre Heavy Body 1407 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Yellow Ochre OPEN Acrylics 7407 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Foundry → Golden conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Oxide Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A301 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Raw Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints A300 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Foundry → Arteza conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in Italeri

  1. B US Army / Mar.Gulf Arm Sand Acrylic Paint 4812AP ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Middle Stone Acrylic Paint 4304AP ΔE 8.5 · similar

Full Foundry → Italeri conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Wild Beast Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Light Rust Soil Works ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full Foundry → Scale75 conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Copper Acrysion N10 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Rough Sand Aqueous Hobby Color H346 ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full Foundry → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Tan Light equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Castellax Bronze Air ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Bestigor Flesh Layer ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Foundry → Citadel conversion chart

Tan Light in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
The Army Painter #D17B41 Demigod Flames Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.9
Coat d'Arms #C98651 Billous Brown Fantasy Range ΔE 4.0
Warcolours #C58641 Metallic Lemon Metallic paints ΔE 4.2
Reaper #B78349 Tanned Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.3
Monument #B47A30 Rich Gold Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.5
Apple Barrel #CD6B22 Apricot Colors ΔE 5.5
Mission Models #B78240 Sandgelb RLM 79 ΔE 5.7
Tamiya #B18150 Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.2
Kimera Kolors #C2835C Caucasian Skintone Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 6.4
Green Stuff World #D1904E Sun-bleached Bone Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.4
Humbrol #B47E58 US Tan Acrylics - Matt ΔE 6.6
Mig #CD6702 Metallic Orange Acrylics ΔE 6.6
Acrilex #B68031 Caramelo Paints ΔE 7.0
Revell #B37451 Copper Email Color - Metallic ΔE 7.9
Liquitex #E87427 Cadmium-free Orange Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.9
Tom Color #C8924C FS 10266 ΔE 8.3
Creature #C88B2A Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.8
Turbo Dork #E48558 Two Cents ΔE 9.5

Nearest colours inside Foundry

  1. B Chestnut Light Paint System ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C German Oak Leaf Orange Shade Paint System ΔE 5.0 · close
  3. D Oriental Flesh Shade Paint System ΔE 5.3 · similar
  4. D Butter Fudge Paint System ΔE 5.9 · similar
  5. D German Oak Leaf Orange Paint System ΔE 6.1 · similar
  6. D Orange Shade Paint System ΔE 6.4 · similar

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