Flat Dark Earth
Tom Color · s · TC-0229
#816F61 · L*48.1 a*4.7 b*10.4
The closest match to Tom Color Flat Dark Earth in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color Flat Dark Earth is a mid-toned, muted orange. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Duncan Battle Mud Wash at ΔE 2.6 — very close. 18 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 Tom Color Flat Dark Earth?
Duncan Battle Mud Wash is the closest equivalent to Tom Color Flat Dark Earth in any other range, at ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Monument Bronze (ΔE 3.0) and Vallejo German Dark Yellow (ΔE 3.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color Flat Dark Earth?
The nearest Vallejo paint is German Dark Yellow, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tom Color Flat Dark Earth Shop Duncan Battle Mud Wash Shop Duncan Wave 1 set
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Duncan
- B Battle Mud Wash Wave 1 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Wasteland Brown Wave 1 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Monument
- B Bronze Pro Acrylic Paints 032 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series S12 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Vallejo
- B German Dark Yellow Surface Primer 70.604 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Forest Skin Nocturna Models 74.013 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Foundry
- B British Denison Tan Shade Paint System 99A ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C British Equipment Tan Shade Paint System 89A ΔE 3.9 · close
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IDF AFV Sand Gray Mr Paint MRP-106 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Nocciola Mr Paint MRP-305 ΔE 4.2 · close
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in FolkArt
- C Taupe Metallics 580 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Rose Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6304 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Revell
- C Earth Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Brown Email Color - Silk ΔE 7.5 · similar
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Territorial Beige Colors 20558 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Brown Oxide Colors 20511 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Italeri
- C Dark Earth Ana 617 Acrylic Paint 4846AP ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Bruno Mimetico Acrylic Paint 4644AP ΔE 4.4 · close
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Dark Tan Fs 30219 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC225 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Reddish Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11017 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Werewolf Fur Warpaints WP1464 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Cultist Robe Warpaints WP1414 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Flat Dark Earth equivalent in Reaper
- C Wolf Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9434 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Stone Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9086 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Flat Dark Earth in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #7D6450 | Walnut Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #776C5A | Walnut Brown Intensity Ink | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #726254 | Smoke Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.3 |
| P3 | #877A68 | Bleached Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Citadel | #8F7C68 | Baneblade Brown Air | ΔE 5.7 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mig | #937D6F | Cinnamon Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #917F75 | Gun Metal Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.7 |
| Warcolours | #767269 | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mission Models | #786749 | Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 8.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 8.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #7D5B44 | Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 9.1 |
| Arteza | #865F43 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Tamiya | #727071 | Metallic gray Lacquer Paint | ΔE 9.5 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.0 |
| Acrilex | #815547 | Marrom Escuro Paints | ΔE 12.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- A Terra ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B German Pale Brown ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Nicciola Chiaro 4 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D US Merdc Field Drab ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Marrone Mimetico 53193 ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Field Uniform Brown ΔE 8.1 · similar
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