Paint Equivalents

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set)

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color Modulation Set · C39

#A68440 · L*57.1 a*5.0 b*41.0

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Dark Yellow is a mid-toned, saturated orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Green Ochre, ΔE 1.5. 10 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 Mr. Hobby Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set)?

AK Interactive Green Ochre is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Green Ochre (ΔE 2.3) and Tom Color Giallo Mimetico 4 (ΔE 2.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Green Ochre, ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Dark Yellow Shop AK Interactive Green Ochre Shop AK Interactive Standard (3rd Gen) set

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Green Ochre Standard (3rd Gen) AK11122 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Ocher Khaki Figures (3rd Gen) AK11422 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Green Ochre Model Color 70.914 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Orange Ochre Model Color 70.824 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Giallo Mimetico 4 TC-0132 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Middlestone Raf TC-0113 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tom Color conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Dark Yellow RAL 7028 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A032 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Dark Yellow RAL 7028 Mr Paint MRP-037 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Giallo Mimetico 4 Acrylic Paint 4646AP ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Brass Acrylic Paint 4672AP ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Italeri conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Transparent Ochre Transparent paints ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Ochre 5 Layer paints ΔE 7.0 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Warcolours conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Hobgrot Hide Base ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Iyanden Darksun Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Valeros Gold Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89552 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Olive Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors 9221 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Sahara Yellow Scale Color Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Graugrun Gray Warfront Range ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Mid Stone World War II Range 510 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Festering Brown Fantasy Range 126 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Wasteland Clay Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Hemp Rope Warpaints WP1431 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Dark Yellow (Mr Color Modulation Set) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Yellow Ochre Pro Acrylic Paints 038 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Dark Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 062 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Monument conversion chart

Dark Yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #B09151 Yellow Ochre Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.4
Golden #B78B38 Yellow Ochre Fluid ΔE 4.5
P3 #B28240 Meaty Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.6
Mig #9D8152 Washable Dust (RAL 8000) Acrylics ΔE 4.7
Green Stuff World #957E38 Antique Gold Metallic Colors ΔE 4.8
Tamiya #A68354 Tan Aircraft Spray ΔE 4.9
Duncan #A58E42 Panzer Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 5.0
Revell #AE8551 Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.0
Mission Models #AE8E5B Brass ΔE 5.0
Liquitex #958146 Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.1
Foundry #AC915C Burnished Copper Paint System ΔE 5.3
Acrilex #B68031 Caramelo Paints ΔE 5.7
Creature #967E51 Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.9
Apple Barrel #9F7426 Golden Sunset Colors ΔE 6.0
Humbrol #BF9352 Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays ΔE 6.6
Arteza #B88247 Raw Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.2
Kimera Kolors #C79131 Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 ΔE 8.2
Turbo Dork #D6B34F All That Glitters ΔE 15.0

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. A RLM79 Sandy Brown Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Khaki Brown Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.6 · very close
  3. B RLM79 Sand Yellow Acrysion ΔE 2.6 · very close
  4. B Sandy Brown Mr Color ΔE 2.6 · very close
  5. C Japanese Khaki Mr Color ΔE 5.0 · close
  6. D Middle Stone Acrysion ΔE 5.1 · similar

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