Desert Yellow
Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0138
#B8996D · L*65.0 a*5.4 b*27.4
The closest match to Mig Desert Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Mig Desert Yellow is a light, moderately saturated orange. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color FS 30279 at ΔE 0.9. 12 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 Mig Desert Yellow?
Tom Color FS 30279 is the closest equivalent to Mig Desert Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo UK Light Stone (ΔE 1.6) and Mr. Paint Cdl Variant 2 (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Desert Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is UK Light Stone, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mig Desert Yellow Shop Tom Color FS 30279
Desert Yellow equivalent in Tom Color
- A FS 30279 TC-0020 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Carc Tan TC-0060 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- A UK Light Stone Model Air 71.143 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B USAF Tan Model Air 71.348 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Cdl Variant 2 Mr Paint MRP-258 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Dark Yellow FS33448 Mr Paint MRP-436 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Desert Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Desert Sand Fs 30279 Real Colors - AFV RC032 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Carc Tan 686a (fs33446) AFV (3rd Gen) AK11349 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Monument
- A Bright Gold Pro Acrylic Paints 031 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 017 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Desert Yellow equivalent in Duncan
- B Kronos Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Keleton Legion Wave 1 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Desert Yellow equivalent in P3
- B Beast Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Lyossan Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Desert Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Light Brown Mr Color 321 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Red Gold Mr Metallic Color GX GX209 ΔE 3.8 · close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Italeri
- B Sand Acrylic Paint 4720AP ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Flat Desert Tan Acrylic Paint 4859AP ΔE 4.8 · close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- B Golden Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9091 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Ginger Cookie Master Series Paints Core Colors 9659 ΔE 4.0 · close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Horse Tone – Dun Military Range 221 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Festering Brown Fantasy Range 126 ΔE 3.5 · close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Citadel
- B Karak Stone Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Agrellan Badland Technical ΔE 4.7 · close
Desert Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #BA936A | Deep Brown Leather Paint System | ΔE 3.4 |
| The Army Painter | #B69471 | Bony Matter Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #BF9F66 | Sandstorm Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mission Models | #C19D79 | US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Scale75 | #C0A56E | Ss Camo Yellow Sand Warfront Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #CBA46C | Wooden deck tan Spray | ΔE 4.8 |
| Humbrol | #BF9352 | Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #B0895E | Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| FolkArt | #B09151 | Yellow Ochre Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.6 |
| Revell | #B8964F | Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.1 |
| Creature | #C99855 | Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.2 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.3 |
| Warcolours | #9E844B | Transparent Ochre Transparent paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Golden | #B78B38 | Yellow Ochre Fluid | ΔE 8.8 |
| Arteza | #B88247 | Raw Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 12.7 |
Nearest colours inside Mig
- B Khaki Brown Acrylics ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C RAL 8000 Gelbbraun Acrylics ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Fs 33446 US Modern Vehicles Acrylics ΔE 4.6 · close
- D One Shot Primer - Sand Flesh Primers ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Washable Sand (RAL 8020) Acrylics ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Light Sand Grey Acrylics ΔE 5.6 · similar
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