Sand (Acrylics - Matt)
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Matt · 63
#D69C4A · L*68.4 a*13.4 b*50.3
The closest match to Humbrol Sand (Acrylics - Matt) in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Sand is a light, saturated orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Desert yellow at ΔE 1.2. 6 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 Sand (Acrylics - Matt)?
Tamiya Desert yellow is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Sand (Acrylics - Matt) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Tan Yellow (ΔE 1.3) and Reaper Bugbear Fur (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Sand (Acrylics - Matt)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Flesh, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Sand Shop Tamiya Desert yellow Shop Tamiya Acrylics Mini Flat set
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Tamiya
- A Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat XF-59 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Light sand Spray TS-46 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Tan Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11116 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B British Sand Yellow Real Colors - AFV RC093 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Reaper
- A Bugbear Fur Master Series Paints Bones 9490 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Dragon Gold Master Series Paints Bones 9450 ΔE 3.7 · close
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Duncan
- A Manticore Ochre Wave 2 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2 ΔE 4.0 · close
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 601 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Cadmium-free Yellow Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 891 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Flesh Model Color 70.927 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Tan Glaze Model Color 70.831 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Monument
- B Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series S29 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Ninjon Dark Warm Flesh Pro Signature Series S08 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Creature
- B Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-031 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-028 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Foundry
- B Buff Leather Shade Paint System 7A ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Dusky Flesh Light Paint System 6C ΔE 3.5 · close
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Turner Yellow Acrylic Colors 679 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment 7102 ΔE 4.4 · close
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Golden
- C Yellow Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7410 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Nickel Azo Yellow OPEN Acrylics 7225 ΔE 4.5 · close
Sand (Acrylics - Matt) equivalent in Mig
- C Sand Yellow Acrylics AMIG0030 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C RLM 79 Sandgelb Acrylics AMIG0222 ΔE 4.7 · close
Sand in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #CDA05D | Bsc No.61 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.6 |
| Tom Color | #C8924C | FS 10266 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Italeri | #C9973B | Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #CA9F5B | Temple Ochre Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| Warcolours | #DB9D2C | Ochre 3 Layer paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Citadel | #D1A560 | Ungor Flesh Layer | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #CFA45D | Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set | ΔE 4.2 |
| Arteza | #CE8E2A | Yellow Ochre Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C79131 | Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Revell | #D49C61 | Africa Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.6 |
| Scale75 | #D68D2F | Dwarven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| The Army Painter | #C2994D | Yellow Dune Warpaints Air | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #DFA96B | Desert Sand World War II Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #EEAA58 | Blazing Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #D2940B | Yellow Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Acrilex | #DF9249 | Amarelo Ocre Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 6.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 8.5 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- B Sand Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Brass Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Gold Aerosol Sprays ΔE 8.5 · similar
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