Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer)
The Army Painter · Warpaints Primer · CP3011
#C18C17 · L*61.8 a*10.8 b*62.6
The closest match to The Army Painter Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Desert Yellow is a mid-toned, vivid orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Moon Yellow at ΔE 1.9. 12 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer)?
FolkArt Moon Yellow is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Bullet Metal Case (ΔE 2.0) and Mig Brass (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Antique Ochre, ΔE 5.2 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Moon Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2911 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Golden Ochre Acrylic Colors 4659 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Bullet Metal Case AFV AK4002 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Ochre Standard (3rd Gen) AK11118 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mig
- B Brass Acrylics AMIG0197 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C RLM 79 Sandgelb Acrylics AMIG0222 ΔE 4.9 · close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Revell
- B Brass Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.1 · similar
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 PBR 24 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments PY42 ΔE 3.9 · close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Ochre 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Ochre 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.7 · close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Golden
- B Yellow Oxide SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6700 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Yellow Ochre Fluid 2407 ΔE 4.0 · close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Creature
- B Yellow Ochre Monument Pro Acryl MPA-038 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-028 ΔE 3.6 · close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Reaper
- B Faded Khaki Master Series Paints Core Colors 9129 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Sandy Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9249 ΔE 4.5 · close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Clear Gold Mr Clear Color GX GX111 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Clear Brown Mr Clear Color GX GX109 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Yellow Oxide Heavy Body Acrylix 416 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Indian Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix 324 ΔE 4.9 · close
Desert Yellow (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Scale75
- C Peanut Butter Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Sahara Yellow Scale Color Range ΔE 5.8 · similar
Desert Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #D2940B | Yellow Colors | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #BF8B38 | Fine Surface Primer-sand Yellow Mr Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Arteza | #C39736 | Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Italeri | #C9973B | Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| P3 | #B0830E | Mouldy Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #BA931C | El Dorado Metallic Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| Citadel | #B89142 | Bubonic Brown Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 5.1 |
| Vallejo | #CD9D37 | Antique Ochre Arte Deco | ΔE 5.2 |
| Humbrol | #C69749 | Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.5 |
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Monument | #AE7F31 | Yellow Ochre Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Duncan | #C38639 | Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Tamiya | #D89C42 | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 6.7 |
| Tom Color | #C8924C | FS 10266 | ΔE 6.9 |
| Foundry | #E39411 | Ochre Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B59816 | Japanese Uniform World War II Range | ΔE 7.8 |
| Mission Models | #B78240 | Sandgelb RLM 79 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 11.6 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Bright Gold Warpaints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Sand Golem Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Sand Golem Speedpaint Set ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Sulfide Ochre Warpaints ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Desert Yellow Warpaints Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Ki-Rin Gold D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.6 · close
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