Dark Earth (RAF)
Revell · Email Color - Matt
#8C673B · L*46.4 a*9.6 b*30.4
The closest match to Revell Dark Earth (RAF) in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Dark Earth (RAF) is a mid-toned, moderately saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Brown Sand at ΔE 1.6. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Dark Earth (RAF)?
Reaper Brown Sand is the closest equivalent to Revell Dark Earth (RAF) in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Leather Brown (ΔE 1.7) and Coat d'Arms Sandy Brown (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Dark Earth (RAF)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Leather Brown, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Revell Dark Earth (RAF) Shop Reaper Brown Sand Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Reaper
- A Brown Sand Master Series Paints Core Colors 9246 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Chestnut Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors 9073 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Leather Brown Hobby Paint 28.014 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B New Wood Model Color 70.770 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Sandy Brown Brushscape Range 407 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Beige Brown World War II Range 529 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Citadel
- B Snakebite Leather Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Tausept Ochre Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.4 · similar
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Nº6 Earth Yellow AFV AK4222 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Denison Tan Base Figures (3rd Gen) AK11413 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in P3
- B Bootstrap Leather Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Bogrin Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Green Brown RAL 8000 Mr Paint MRP-213 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C RLM 79 Variant 2 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A071 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Asphaltum Pure™ Artist Pigment 7111 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Yellow Ochre Pure™ Artist Pigment 6389 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Italeri
- B Earth Red Acrylic Paint 4707AP ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Dark Earth Acrylic Paint 4303AP ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix 235 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix 530 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Foundry
- B British Uniform Brown Light Paint System 100C ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Bronze Barrel Paint System 103B ΔE 3.7 · close
Dark Earth (RAF) equivalent in Tom Color
- C Field Uniform Brown TC-0055 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C FS 30219 TC-0051 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Earth (RAF) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #825D31 | Ss Camo Medium Brown Warfront Range | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mig | #81603D | Fs 30219 Tan Acrylics | ΔE 3.8 |
| Tamiya | #826636 | Brown (JGSDF) Spray | ΔE 3.9 |
| Monument | #805F3E | Flameon Caramel Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.5 |
| The Army Painter | #856D45 | Desert Yellow Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #8A5E21 | Yellow-brown Ops Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #80683A | RAF Dark Earth | ΔE 5.0 |
| Duncan | #8E674B | Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #885A1E | Golden Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 5.7 |
| Arteza | #865F43 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #87644B | Japanese Brown Mr Color | ΔE 6.2 |
| Humbrol | #84664E | Dark Earth Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| Golden | #915A31 | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #866E56 | Territorial Beige Colors | ΔE 6.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 8.9 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.2 |
| Warcolours | #A07C62 | Flesh 5 Layer paints | ΔE 10.3 |
| Acrilex | #B5653C | Siena Natural Paints | ΔE 12.4 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- C Wood Brown Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Bronze Email Color - Metallic ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Olive Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 9.7 · similar
- E Brown Email Color - Silk ΔE 10.8 · far
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