Paint Equivalents

Dark earth

Tamiya · Aircraft Spray · AS-22

#674B2B · L*34.2 a*7.7 b*23.5

The closest match to Tamiya Dark earth in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Dark earth is a dark, moderately saturated orange. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Creature Bronze at ΔE 0.9. 13 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 Tamiya Dark earth?

Creature Bronze is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Dark earth in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Snakebite Leather (ΔE 1.0) and P3 Mud Rut (ΔE 1.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Dark earth?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Oil Stains, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Dark earth equivalent in Creature

  1. A Bronze Monument Pro Acryl MPA-032 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. D Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl MPA-018 ΔE 9.2 · similar

Dark earth equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Snakebite Leather Contrast ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. C Graveyard Earth Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Tamiya → Citadel conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in P3

  1. A Mud Rut Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Copper Pipe Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Tamiya → P3 conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A FS 30219 Dark Tan Air AK2103 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Medium Brown General AK788 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → AK Interactive conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Oil Stains Weathering FX 73.813 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Wasteland Brown Xpress Color 72.420 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Tamiya → Vallejo conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Coffee Latte Acrylic Colors 2559 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Solid Bronze Metallics 663 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Tamiya → FolkArt conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in Monument

  1. B Flameon Dark Green Brown Pro Signature Series S25 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D Ninjon Warm Brown Pro Signature Series S09 ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Tamiya → Monument conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Leather Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Hardened Leather Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tamiya → The Army Painter conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Wood Brown Acrysion N37 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Earth Brown Aqueous Hobby Color H457 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Tamiya → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in Mig

  1. C Khaki Acrylics AMIG0071 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Earth Acrylics AMIG0073 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Tamiya → Mig conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Deep Skin Tone TC-0320 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Dark Earth Raf TC-0118 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Tamiya → Tom Color conversion chart

Dark earth equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Pale Earth Warfront Range ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Ss Camo Gray Brown Warfront Range ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Tamiya → Scale75 conversion chart

Dark earth in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Paint #735634 Dark Earth Ana 617 Mr Paint ΔE 3.9
Foundry #6A553A German Splinter Brown Light Paint System ΔE 4.3
Reaper #58442B Basic Dirt Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.4
Mission Models #5E4D33 Rail Tie Brown ΔE 4.8
Green Stuff World #6C4615 English Field Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.0
Duncan #755339 Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 ΔE 5.0
Coat d'Arms #62422B Magic Metal Fantasy Range ΔE 5.0
Liquitex #724623 Iridescent Rich Bronze Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.4
Italeri #7A5936 Dark Earth Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.5
Arteza #664632 Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 5.7
Humbrol #77513C Chocolate Acrylics - Matt ΔE 7.3
Revell #815331 Mud Brown Email Color - Gloss ΔE 7.3
Kimera Kolors #7D5B44 Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 ΔE 7.9
Apple Barrel #87552C Toffee Colors ΔE 8.5
Golden #4D3111 Transparent Brown Iron Oxide High Flow ΔE 8.6
Acrilex #47321B Rústico Paints ΔE 9.2
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 9.5
Warcolours #5D4239 Brown 4 Layer paints ΔE 10.4

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. C NATO brown Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.4 · similar
  3. D Brown (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 7.2 · similar
  4. D Dark iron Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.7 · similar
  5. D Linoleum deck brown Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 7.8 · similar
  6. D Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint ΔE 8.1 · similar

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