Paint Equivalents

Desert yellow

Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-59

#D89C42 · L*68.6 a*13.8 b*54.2

The closest match to Tamiya Desert yellow in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Desert yellow is a light, saturated orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Humbrol Sand, ΔE 1.2. 6 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Desert yellow equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Sand 63 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. C Desert Yellow 93 ΔE 4.0 · close

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Desert yellow equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Manticore Ochre ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Flaming Forge Orange ΔE 3.5 · very close

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Desert yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Tan Yellow AK11116 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B British Sand Yellow RC093 ΔE 2.4 · very close

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Desert yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Bugbear Fur 9490 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B NMM Gold Base 9302 ΔE 2.9 · very close

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Desert yellow equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Tan Glaze 70.831 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Dark Flesh 70.927 ΔE 2.7 · very close

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Desert yellow equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Naples Yellow Hue 601 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Cadmium-free Yellow Deep 891 ΔE 5.5 · similar

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Desert yellow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Ochre 3 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B One-coat Ochre ΔE 2.9 · very close

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Desert yellow equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Medium Yellow 7102 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Turner Yellow 679 ΔE 3.8 · close

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Desert yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Clear Brown GX109 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Dark Yellow Highlight 1 CMC04 ΔE 4.8 · close

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Desert yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Arrakis Brown ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Temple Ochre ΔE 4.8 · close

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Desert yellow equivalent in Monument

  1. B Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre S29 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Golden Brown 017 ΔE 6.6 · similar

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Desert yellow equivalent in Mig

  1. B Sand Yellow AMIG0030 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C RLM 79 Sandgelb AMIG0222 ΔE 4.7 · close

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Desert yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Golden #DA9339 Yellow Oxide ΔE 3.5
Italeri #C9973B Giallo Mimetico 3 ΔE 3.6
Kimera Kolors #EAA339 Diarylide Yellow ΔE 3.8
Arteza #CE8E2A Yellow Ochre ΔE 4.1
Foundry #D79750 Buff Leather Shade ΔE 4.3
Creature #C99855 Bright Gold ΔE 4.4
Mr. Paint #CDA05D Bsc No.61 ΔE 4.6
Citadel #D88E2D Leprous Brown ΔE 4.7
Apple Barrel #D2940B Yellow ΔE 4.8
Scale75 #D68D2F Dwarven Gold ΔE 4.8
P3 #EEAA58 Blazing Ink ΔE 5.3
The Army Painter #C2994D Yellow Dune ΔE 5.4
Revell #D49C61 Africa Brown ΔE 5.7
Mission Models #E4AE44 New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) ΔE 5.8
Coat d'Arms #DFA96B Desert Sand ΔE 6.0
Turbo Dork #F4BC64 Gold Rush ΔE 8.4

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. D Light sand ΔE 5.7 · similar
  2. D Light brown (DAK 1941) ΔE 6.9 · similar
  3. D Wooden deck tan ΔE 7.0 · similar
  4. D Pure orange ΔE 8.5 · similar
  5. D Gold ΔE 9.0 · similar
  6. D Gold leaf ΔE 9.0 · similar