RX-78 Red
Mr. Hobby · Gundam Color for Builders · UG21
#F9B700 · L*78.5 a*12.0 b*81.0
The closest match to Mr. Hobby RX-78 Red in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby RX-78 Red is a light, vivid orange. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Yellow at ΔE 0.6. 7 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 RX-78 Red?
AK Interactive Yellow is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby RX-78 Red in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Golden Yellow (ΔE 0.7) and Acrilex Amarelo Ouro (ΔE 1.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby RX-78 Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dreadnought Yellow, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby RX-78 Red Shop AK Interactive Yellow Shop AK Interactive Standard (3rd Gen) set
RX-78 Red equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11044 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Yellow, RAL 1003 Real Colors - Modern RC007 ΔE 2.9 · very close
RX-78 Red equivalent in Reaper
- A Golden Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9470 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Sun Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9008 ΔE 3.2 · very close
RX-78 Red equivalent in Acrilex
- A Amarelo Ouro Paints 505 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- D Melao Paints 895 ΔE 6.9 · similar
RX-78 Red equivalent in Citadel
- A Averland Sunset Air ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close
RX-78 Red equivalent in Foundry
- A Yellow Shade Paint System 2A ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Orange Light Paint System 3C ΔE 2.0 · very close
RX-78 Red equivalent in Humbrol
- A Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 154 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 24 ΔE 3.3 · very close
RX-78 Red equivalent in Golden
- A Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body 1147 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Diarylide Yellow OPEN Acrylics 7147 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
RX-78 Red equivalent in Tom Color
- A Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
RX-78 Red equivalent in Scale75
- A Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Yellow Code Warfront Range ΔE 6.0 · similar
RX-78 Red equivalent in Vallejo
- A Dreadnought Yellow Xpress Color Intense 72.477 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Sun Yellow Game Air 72.706 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
RX-78 Red equivalent in Mission Models
- A Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII MMP-090 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment MMP-041 ΔE 2.4 · very close
RX-78 Red equivalent in Warcolours
- A Fluorescent Orange Layer paints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 3.0 · very close
RX-78 Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #F2B72B | Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #F4B11A | Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic | ΔE 2.1 |
| Tamiya | #FFB300 | Camel yellow Spray | ΔE 2.7 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.1 |
| The Army Painter | #F8BF3E | Daemonic Yellow Warpaints | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #F1AA00 | Giallo Cromo Mr Paint | ΔE 3.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #ECA900 | Golden Yellow Gloss™ | ΔE 3.8 |
| Duncan | #F8AF2B | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 4.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E6A91D | Warm Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #E6B802 | Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFC362 | Bullion | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 7.1 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 7.3 |
| FolkArt | #E9AE52 | Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 7.6 |
| Arteza | #D2A702 | Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B MS Blue Gundam Color Spray ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C RLM04 Yellow Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Cream Yellow Acrysion ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Yellow Fs13538 A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Gold Acrysion ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Gold Mr Metal Color ΔE 6.6 · similar
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