US Desert Sand
Tom Color · s · TC-0140
#C09E79 · L*67.3 a*7.4 b*24.1
The closest match to Tom Color US Desert Sand in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color US Desert Sand is a light, moderately saturated orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mission Models US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 at ΔE 0.9. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Tom Color US Desert Sand?
Mission Models US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 is the closest equivalent to Tom Color US Desert Sand in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Us Modern AFVs (ΔE 1.4) and Duncan Kronos Flesh (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color US Desert Sand?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Tan Yellow, ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tom Color US Desert Sand Shop Mission Models US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446
US Desert Sand equivalent in Mission Models
- A US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 MMP-038 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D Gelbbraun RAL 8020 MMP-010 ΔE 5.6 · similar
US Desert Sand equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Us Modern AFVs Mr Paint MRP-080 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Pale Wood Mr Paint MRP-259 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
US Desert Sand equivalent in Duncan
- B Kronos Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Flesh Wash Wave 1 ΔE 4.0 · close
US Desert Sand equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Desert Sand Fs 30279 Real Colors - AFV RC032 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Tan Fs 20400 10ml Real Colors - Air RC223 ΔE 3.3 · very close
US Desert Sand equivalent in Vallejo
- B Tan Yellow Model Color 70.912 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B USAF Tan Model Air 71.348 ΔE 2.8 · very close
US Desert Sand equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 33446 US Modern Vehicles Acrylics AMIG0025 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Desert Yellow Acrylics AMIG0138 ΔE 3.3 · very close
US Desert Sand equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Brass Fantasy Range 131 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Horse Tone – Dun Military Range 221 ΔE 5.5 · similar
US Desert Sand equivalent in Reaper
- B Ginger Cookie Master Series Paints Core Colors 9659 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Golden Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9091 ΔE 4.1 · close
US Desert Sand equivalent in Foundry
- B German Pea Pattern Tan Light Paint System 88C ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Deep Brown Leather Paint System 45B ΔE 3.5 · close
US Desert Sand equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Bony Matter Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Amber Skin Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.3 · very close
US Desert Sand equivalent in Citadel
- B Sycorax Bronze Layer ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Reikland Fleshshade Shade ΔE 4.4 · close
US Desert Sand equivalent in Tamiya
- B Buff Lacquer Paint LP-75 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Light sand Lacquer Paint LP-30 ΔE 4.6 · close
US Desert Sand in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #C9A889 | Sunkissed Peach Colors | ΔE 3.5 |
| FolkArt | #C6A78A | Linen Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #B4926A | Light Brown Mr Color | ΔE 3.9 |
| Scale75 | #B89E85 | Amber Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 4.0 |
| Monument | #BC9866 | Bright Gold Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| P3 | #AF9369 | Beast Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Italeri | #B99E6C | Sand Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Humbrol | #AD937A | Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #BF9F66 | Sandstorm Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| Creature | #DBAE88 | Tan Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.2 |
| Acrilex | #AF8F77 | Capuccino Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Revell | #CDB285 | Gold Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 6.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.9 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.1 |
| Arteza | #CD8B45 | Aztec Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 10.1 |
| Golden | #D38952 | Yellow Ochre OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 10.5 |
| Warcolours | #C58641 | Metallic Lemon Metallic paints | ΔE 10.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 13.8 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- B Carc Tan ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B FS 30279 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Medium Skin Tone ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Carc Middlestone ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Deck Tan ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Ochre Brown ΔE 8.1 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot