Dirt
Vallejo · Model Air · 71.133
#7B6241 · L*43.3 a*5.4 b*22.6
The closest match to Vallejo Dirt in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Dirt is a dark, moderately saturated orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry Drab Butternut Shade, ΔE 2.0. 9 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dirt?
Foundry Drab Butternut Shade is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dirt in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Country Twill (ΔE 2.6) and Italeri Field Drab (ΔE 2.8).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Dirt?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Grey-brown, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Dirt Shop Foundry Drab Butternut Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Dirt equivalent in Foundry
- A Drab Butternut Shade Paint System 116A ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Bronze Barrel Paint System 103B ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dirt equivalent in FolkArt
- B Country Twill Acrylic Colors 602 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Bronze Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6303 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dirt equivalent in Italeri
- B Field Drab Acrylic Paint 4708AP ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Marrone Mimetico 2 Acrylic Paint 4641AP ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dirt equivalent in Duncan
- B Dust Bowl Wave 1 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Scabbard Brown Wave 3 ΔE 4.5 · close
Dirt equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Pc-8 Mr Paint MRP-251 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Khaki Grey RAL 7008 Mr Paint MRP-211 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dirt equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 30219 Tan Acrylics AMIG0202 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Earth Acrylics AMIG0073 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dirt equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Dark Beige Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Coyote Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dirt equivalent in Monument
- B Flameon Caramel Brown Pro Signature Series S28 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Flameon Orange Brown Pro Signature Series S27 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dirt equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Grey-brown Standard (3rd Gen) AK11125 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Tan Earth Standard (3rd Gen) AK11121 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dirt equivalent in Tamiya
- B Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint LP-25 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Brown (JGSDF) Spray TS-90 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dirt equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Sandy Brown Brushscape Range 407 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C British Khaki World War II Range 501 ΔE 3.9 · close
Dirt equivalent in Mission Models
- C Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 MMP-008 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C RAF Dark Earth MMP-078 ΔE 4.4 · close
Dirt in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #765F33 | Raw Umber Artist Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Tom Color | #825F3F | FS 30219 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Revell | #756544 | Olive Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.1 |
| P3 | #745738 | Copper Pipe Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #765730 | Earth Brown Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.4 |
| Humbrol | #6F5F3E | Olive Green Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.4 |
| Reaper | #7A592E | Rich Leather Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 4.5 |
| The Army Painter | #856D45 | Desert Yellow Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 4.6 |
| Citadel | #73614D | Khemri Brown Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 4.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #866E56 | Territorial Beige Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| Arteza | #865F43 | Pearl Deep Brown Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #7D5B44 | Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Liquitex | #8C6931 | Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 7.7 |
| Creature | #654B2D | Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.2 |
| Golden | #915A31 | Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.2 |
| Acrilex | #815547 | Marrom Escuro Paints | ΔE 12.4 |
| Warcolours | #767269 | Warm Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 12.6 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A German Green Brown Surface Primer ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B US Field Drab Model Color ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B English Uniform Hobby Paint ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Khaki Grey Model Color ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Earth Game Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Heavy Brown Game Color ΔE 3.3 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot