Desert Sand
Reaper · Master Series Paints Bones · 9432
#C5B49A · L*74.1 a*1.9 b*15.5
The closest match to Reaper Desert Sand in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Desert Sand is a light, muted orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Terminatus Stone at ΔE 0.8. 15 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 Reaper Desert Sand?
Citadel Terminatus Stone is the closest equivalent to Reaper Desert Sand in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Vampire Fang (ΔE 1.5) and Mig RAL 7027 Sandgrau (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Desert Sand?
The nearest Vallejo paint is IAF Sand, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Desert Sand Shop Citadel Terminatus Stone Shop Citadel Air set
Desert Sand equivalent in Citadel
- A Terminatus Stone Air ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- D Dheneb Stone Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.8 · similar
Desert Sand equivalent in Duncan
- A Vampire Fang Wave 1 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Platinum Crown Wave 2 ΔE 4.6 · close
Desert Sand equivalent in Mig
- A RAL 7027 Sandgrau Acrylics AMIG0009 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Old Wood Acrylics AMIG0036 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Desert Sand equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Sand Fs 33531 Air (3rd Gen) AK11869 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Sand Fs 33531 10ml Real Colors - Air RC226 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Desert Sand equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Skeleton Bone Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Necrotic Flesh Warpaints WP1108 ΔE 4.3 · close
Desert Sand equivalent in Vallejo
- B IAF Sand Model Air 71.327 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Desert Tan Surface Primer 70.613 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Desert Sand equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Antique White Colors 20505 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Lite Mocha Colors 21489 ΔE 4.5 · close
Desert Sand equivalent in FolkArt
- B Vintage White Acrylic Colors 515 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Tapioca Acrylic Colors 903 ΔE 3.8 · close
Desert Sand equivalent in Tom Color
- B Deck Tan TC-0310 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Medium Skin Tone TC-0307 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Desert Sand equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Sand FS 33531 Mr Paint MRP-226 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Bsc No.64 Mr Paint MRP-338 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Desert Sand equivalent in Foundry
- C American Tan Paint System 92B ΔE 4.1 · close
- D British Denison Brown Shade Paint System 97A ΔE 5.2 · similar
Desert Sand equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Deck Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Whitecap Beige Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1 · similar
Desert Sand in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #B7A889 | Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.3 |
| Scale75 | #D0B393 | Basic Flesh Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| P3 | #BBB4A2 | Trollblod Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #D1C0B0 | Bronze Military Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #B1A991 | Cement Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mission Models | #DDC9AB | Transparent Dust | ΔE 5.6 |
| Revell | #CFB487 | Beige Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #CCC6AE | Olive Flesh Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Tamiya | #ACA184 | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.8 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.0 |
| Italeri | #B19F7B | Flat Desert Tan Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 7.2 |
| Warcolours | #AAA295 | Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Golden | #C1C0AB | Transparent Shading Gray High Flow | ΔE 7.7 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 9.3 |
| Liquitex | #D8D4B1 | Parchment Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.3 |
| Arteza | #FACE9A | Naples Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.9 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- C Terran Khaki Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Vampiric Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Bone Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Khaki Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Golden Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Cairn Stone Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 8.1 · similar
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