Dark Sand
Vallejo · Model Color · 70.847
#CBA868 · L*70.7 a*4.6 b*37.7
The closest match to Vallejo Dark Sand in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Dark Sand is a light, moderately saturated orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Golden Glow at ΔE 1.0. 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 Vallejo Dark Sand?
FolkArt Golden Glow is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Sand in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Italeri Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 (ΔE 1.4) and Mr. Hobby Tan (ΔE 1.4).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Dark Sand?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is RAL 8020 Gelbbraun, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Dark Sand Shop FolkArt Golden Glow Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Dark Sand equivalent in FolkArt
- A Golden Glow Acrylic Colors 2426 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A 14K Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 2965 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Dark Sand equivalent in Italeri
- A Flat Sandgelb RAL.1002 Acrylic Paint 4860AP ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Sand Acrylic Paint 4720AP ΔE 4.7 · close
Dark Sand equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Tan Acrysion N27 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC04 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dark Sand equivalent in Reaper
- A Stained Ivory Master Series Paints Core Colors 9142 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Amber Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors 9032 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dark Sand equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Zombie Flesh Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Sandstorm Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Sand equivalent in AK Interactive
- B RAL 8020 Gelbbraun AFV AK700 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B French Army Desert Sand AFV (3rd Gen) AK11363 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Sand equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light sand Spray TS-46 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Wooden deck tan Spray TS-68 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Dark Sand equivalent in Citadel
- B Ungor Flesh Layer ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Morghast Bone Base ΔE 3.9 · close
Dark Sand equivalent in Scale75
- B Ss Camo Yellow Sand Warfront Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Gelbraun Brown Warfront Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Sand equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Sabbia Mr Paint MRP-306 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Bsc No.61 Mr Paint MRP-337 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Sand equivalent in Tom Color
- B Giallo Mimetico 1 TC-0155 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C FS 30260 TC-0008 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Sand equivalent in Mig
- B New Iraqui Army Sand Acrylics AMIG0029 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C New Wood Acrylics AMIG0037 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Sand in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #CAAA7A | Pale Skin Wave 3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Foundry | #D7A96B | Base Sand Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BC9D66 | Horse Tone – Dun Military Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mission Models | #BBA059 | Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 | ΔE 4.3 |
| The Army Painter | #E0B26A | Goblin Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #BE9953 | Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Revell | #CDB285 | Gold Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #C7B378 | Icy Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Golden | #C5A045 | Yellow Oxide Fluid | ΔE 5.3 |
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Creature | #C99855 | Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.6 |
| Humbrol | #C69749 | Desert Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 6.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #BDAF6E | Lemon Chiffon Colors | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #D59646 | Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C69825 | Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.5 |
| Warcolours | #DB9D2C | Ochre 3 Layer paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Acrilex | #DEB28F | Camurça Queimado Paints | ΔE 10.0 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Bag of Bones Xpress Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C US Interior Yellow Model Air ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Bone White Game Air ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Sand Yellow Mecha Color ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Khaki Drill Xpress Color ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Dead Flesh Hobby Paint ΔE 5.5 · similar
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