Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays)
Humbrol · Humbrol Aerosol Sprays · S93
#BF9352 · L*63.8 a*9.0 b*40.4
The closest match to Humbrol Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Desert Yellow is a mid-toned, saturated orange. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is AK Interactive Nº6 Earth Yellow Fs 30257 at ΔE 2.1 — very close. 8 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 Humbrol Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays)?
AK Interactive Nº6 Earth Yellow Fs 30257 is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) in any other range, at ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Burnt Turf (ΔE 2.1) and Mig Washable Sand (RAL 8020) (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Iraqi Sand, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Nº6 Earth Yellow Fs 30257 Real Colors - AFV RC030 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B French Army Desert Sand (sable Désert Ir) AFV AK4081 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Burnt Turf Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Yellow Dune Warpaints Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Mig
- B Washable Sand (RAL 8020) Acrylics AMIG0106 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C RLM 79 Sandgelb Acrylics AMIG0222 ΔE 4.4 · close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Reaper
- B Dragon Gold Master Series Paints Bones 9450 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Golden Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9091 ΔE 3.6 · close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Creature
- B Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-031 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-028 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Ochre Brown TC-0202 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B FS 10266 TC-0009 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Duncan
- B Top Brass Wave 2 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Heirloom Gold Wave 3 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Citadel
- B Karak Stone Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Bubonic Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.7 · close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Monument
- B Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 017 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Ninjon Dark Warm Flesh Pro Signature Series S08 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Iraqi Sand Model Color 70.819 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C US Earth Yellow Model Air 71.291 ΔE 3.7 · close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Red Gold Mr Metallic Color GX GX209 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Dark Yellow Acrysion N79 ΔE 4.1 · close
Desert Yellow (Aerosol Sprays) equivalent in Scale75
- B Iroko Scale Color Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Victorian Brass Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.9 · close
Desert Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #B5955C | Festering Brown Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #CA9F5B | Temple Ochre Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.6 |
| Revell | #B8964F | Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.7 |
| Foundry | #CE9552 | Dusky Flesh Light Paint System | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #BF8B38 | Fine Surface Primer-sand Yellow Mr Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #B48F41 | Wood Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.3 |
| Golden | #B78B38 | Yellow Ochre Fluid | ΔE 4.3 |
| FolkArt | #B09151 | Yellow Ochre Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mission Models | #AE8E5B | Brass | ΔE 4.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C79131 | Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Tamiya | #CBA46C | Wooden deck tan Spray | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.3 |
| P3 | #B28240 | Meaty Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Arteza | #C39736 | Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Warcolours | #C58641 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #B0895E | Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 11.2 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- B Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Sand Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Sand Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Brass Aerosol Sprays ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 10.0 · similar
- E Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt ΔE 10.4 · far
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