Light sand (Spray)
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-46
#CBA458 · L*69.4 a*5.4 b*44.3
The closest match to Tamiya Light sand (Spray) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Light sand is a light, saturated orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo US Interior Yellow at ΔE 1.3. 7 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 Light sand (Spray)?
Vallejo US Interior Yellow is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light sand (Spray) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Dragon's Gold (ΔE 1.6) and Mr. Hobby Dark Yellow Highlight 1 (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light sand (Spray)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is US Interior Yellow, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Light sand Shop Vallejo US Interior Yellow Shop Vallejo Model Air set
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Vallejo
- A US Interior Yellow Model Air 71.107 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Dark Sand Model Color 70.847 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Duncan
- A Dragon's Gold Wave 1 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Heirloom Gold Wave 3 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC04 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Tan Acrysion N27 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Foundry
- A Bone yard Shade Paint System 9A ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Bronze Barrel Light Paint System 103C ΔE 3.4 · very close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Reaper
- B Amber Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors 9032 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Stained Ivory Master Series Paints Core Colors 9142 ΔE 3.5 · close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Buff Standard (3rd Gen) AK11031 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Desert Yellow / Desert Uniform Lights -8- Figures AK3112 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 Acrylic Paint 4860AP ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint 4645AP ΔE 4.7 · close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Citadel
- B Ungor Flesh Layer ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Sigmarite Dry ΔE 2.8 · very close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Temple Ochre Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Zombie Flesh Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.6 · close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Zinc-chromate Primer Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A081 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Bsc No.61 Mr Paint MRP-337 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in Golden
- B Yellow Oxide Fluid 2410 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Yellow Oxide SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6700 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Light sand (Spray) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Yellow Dune Warpaints Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Burnt Turf Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.3 · close
Light sand in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #CBA76B | Golden Glow Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.2 |
| Tom Color | #CFAE5F | Giallo Mimetico 1 | ΔE 3.2 |
| Scale75 | #CFAE5F | Ss Camo Ocher Brown Warfront Range | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mig | #D8A64F | Sand Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 3.3 |
| Monument | #BE9953 | Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mission Models | #BBA059 | Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #C69749 | Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.1 |
| Revell | #B8964F | Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BC9D66 | Horse Tone – Dun Military Range | ΔE 4.8 |
| Arteza | #C39736 | Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Creature | #DBAC44 | Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 5.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C69825 | Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #D0A024 | Sunny Day Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| P3 | #B2953D | Rucksack Tan Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Warcolours | #DB9D2C | Ochre 3 Layer paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #FBB147 | Melao Paints | ΔE 10.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Wooden deck tan Spray ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Dark yellow Spray ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Light brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Light sand Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Buff Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.2 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot