Tan
Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color / Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · N27
#C9A965 · L*70.7 a*3.0 b*39.2
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Tan in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Tan is a light, saturated orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Italeri Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 at ΔE 0.9. 11 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
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Tan?
Italeri Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Tan in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Zombie Flesh (ΔE 1.2) and Vallejo Dark Sand (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Tan?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Sand, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Tan Shop Italeri Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 Shop Italeri Acrylic Paint set
Tan equivalent in Italeri
- A Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 Acrylic Paint 4860AP ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D Sand Acrylic Paint 4720AP ΔE 5.0 · similar
Tan equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Zombie Flesh Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Sandstorm Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.6 · close
Tan equivalent in Vallejo
- A Dark Sand Model Color 70.847 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B US Interior Yellow Model Air 71.107 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Tan equivalent in FolkArt
- A 14K Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 2965 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Golden Glow Acrylic Colors 2426 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Tan equivalent in Tom Color
- B Giallo Mimetico 1 TC-0155 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B FS 30260 TC-0008 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Tan equivalent in Scale75
- B Ss Camo Ocher Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Ss Camo Yellow Sand Warfront Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
Tan equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light sand Spray TS-46 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Dark yellow Spray TS-3 ΔE 3.7 · close
Tan equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Buff Standard (3rd Gen) AK11031 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B RAL 8020 Gelbbraun AFV AK700 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Tan equivalent in Duncan
- B Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Dragon's Gold Wave 1 ΔE 4.0 · close
Tan equivalent in Reaper
- B Antique Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors 9050 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Stained Ivory Master Series Paints Core Colors 9142 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Tan equivalent in Mig
- B New Iraqui Army Sand Acrylics AMIG0029 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B New Wood Acrylics AMIG0037 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Tan equivalent in Foundry
- B Bronze Barrel Light Paint System 103C ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Bone yard Shade Paint System 9A ΔE 4.0 · close
Tan in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #C4A451 | Zinc-chromate Primer Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mission Models | #BBA059 | Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Citadel | #C0A973 | Morghast Bone Base | ΔE 3.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BC9D66 | Horse Tone – Dun Military Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| P3 | #C7B378 | Icy Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Golden | #C5A045 | Yellow Oxide Fluid | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #BE9953 | Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| The Army Painter | #DEBB72 | Barren Dune Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 5.1 |
| Revell | #B8964F | Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #BDAF6E | Lemon Chiffon Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 5.8 |
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Humbrol | #C69749 | Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.3 |
| Creature | #DBAC44 | Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C69825 | Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.2 |
| Warcolours | #D0A91E | Metallic Brown Metallic paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.2 |
| Acrilex | #E4D0A0 | Ocre Paints | ΔE 11.0 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B Super Gold 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Dark Yellow Acrysion ΔE 3.5 · very close
- B Dark Yellow (Sandy Yellow) Mr Color ΔE 3.5 · very close
- B Green Brown T Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.5 · very close
- B Sandy Yellow (Dark Yellow) Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.5 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot