Desert Tan
Vallejo · Surface Primer · 70.613
#D1BE9E · L*77.8 a*1.7 b*18.6
The closest match to Vallejo Desert Tan in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Desert Tan is a light, moderately saturated orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Duncan Vampire Fang at ΔE 1.8. 15 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 Vallejo Desert Tan?
Duncan Vampire Fang is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Desert Tan in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Deck Grey (ΔE 1.9) and FolkArt Sahara Gold (ΔE 2.4).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Desert Tan?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Pale Sand, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Desert Tan Shop Duncan Vampire Fang Shop Duncan Wave 1 set
Desert Tan equivalent in Duncan
- A Vampire Fang Wave 1 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Platinum Crown Wave 2 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Desert Tan equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Deck Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Whitecap Beige Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
Desert Tan equivalent in FolkArt
- B Sahara Gold Metallics 577 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Vintage White Acrylic Colors 515 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Desert Tan equivalent in Citadel
- B Terminatus Stone Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Wraithbone Base ΔE 5.8 · similar
Desert Tan equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Pale Sand Real Colors - Modern RC018 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B FS 33531 Sand Air AK2151 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Desert Tan equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ancient Stone Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Skeleton Bone Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.5 · close
Desert Tan equivalent in Tom Color
- B Deck Tan TC-0310 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Medium Skin Tone TC-0307 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Desert Tan equivalent in Scale75
- B Dark Sand Soil Works ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Braun Warfront Range ΔE 4.7 · close
Desert Tan equivalent in Reaper
- B Terran Khaki Master Series Paints Core Colors 9122 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Desert Sand Master Series Paints Bones 9432 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Desert Tan equivalent in Mission Models
- B Transparent Dust MMW-006 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C British Light Stone RAL 61 MMP-044 ΔE 4.9 · close
Desert Tan equivalent in Mig
- B Yellow Grey Acrylics AMIG0057 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C RAL 7027 Sandgrau Acrylics AMIG0009 ΔE 4.2 · close
Desert Tan equivalent in Foundry
- C American Tan Light Paint System 92C ΔE 3.5 · close
- C American Tan Paint System 92B ΔE 4.4 · close
Desert Tan in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #CDB68A | Bsc No.64 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #BFB399 | Antique White Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| Revell | #CFB487 | Beige Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.7 |
| Creature | #D5C18F | Olive Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #C9B384 | IDF Grau 1 (-1981 Shinai) Mr Color | ΔE 5.1 |
| Tamiya | #D3B685 | Wooden deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #E7CFA1 | Light Sand Brushscape Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #CCC6AE | Olive Flesh Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #C7BF97 | Hammerfall Khaki Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Golden | #E0D4BA | Titan Buff Fluid | ΔE 6.0 |
| Acrilex | #E4D0A0 | Ocre Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Italeri | #E0C68F | Light Flesh Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Humbrol | #B7A889 | Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.4 |
| Liquitex | #D8D4B1 | Parchment Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.2 |
| Arteza | #FACE9A | Naples Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 9.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.9 |
| Warcolours | #C0BDB6 | Warm Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 10.0 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Bone White Hobby Paint ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Mummy White Xpress Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Sand Mecha Color ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Bone White Game Air ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Desert Dust Wash FX ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Uk BSC 64 Portland Stone Model Air ΔE 4.5 · close
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