US Desert Armour 686
Vallejo · Model Air · 71.122
#AE9A81 · L*64.7 a*3.4 b*15.8
The closest match to Vallejo US Desert Armour 686 in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo US Desert Armour 686 is a mid-toned, muted orange. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Beige at ΔE 1.2. 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 US Desert Armour 686?
Apple Barrel Beige is the closest equivalent to Vallejo US Desert Armour 686 in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Buff (ΔE 1.2) and P3 Kossite Flesh Wash (ΔE 1.6).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo US Desert Armour 686?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is RAL 7027 Grau, ΔE 3.8 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Beige Colors 4471E ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Beachcomber Beige Gloss™ 20663 ΔE 2.1 · very close
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Scale75
- A Buff Artist Range ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Thar Brown Scale Color Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in P3
- A Kossite Flesh Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Caspian Flesh Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash ΔE 3.8 · close
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Foundry
- A Rawhide Light Paint System 11C ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B British Equipment Tan Light Paint System 89C ΔE 2.6 · very close
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Creature
- A White Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-029 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- E Tan Flesh Monument Pro Acryl MPA-024 ΔE 10.7 · far
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Citadel
- B Agrellan Badland Technical ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Agrellan Earth Technical ΔE 2.1 · very close
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Revell
- B Beige Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Gold Email Color - Metallic ΔE 9.1 · similar
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Mig
- B RAL 8000 Gelbbraun Acrylics AMIG0013 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Zimmerit Ochre Color Acrylics AMIG0114 ΔE 5.6 · similar
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Mission Models
- B Light Neutral MMP-006 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Tan Primer Primer MMS-006 ΔE 2.7 · very close
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Acrilex
- B Concreto Paints 819 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Capuccino Paints 585 ΔE 5.9 · similar
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Duncan
- B Temple Stone Wave 1 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Argonaut Skin Wave 2 ΔE 4.8 · close
US Desert Armour 686 equivalent in Humbrol
- B Khaki Drill Acrylics - Matt 72 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Desert Tan Aerosol Sprays S237 ΔE 5.4 · similar
US Desert Armour 686 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #AB9B8B | Taupe Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics | ΔE 3.4 |
| The Army Painter | #A29278 | Tomb King Tan Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 3.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #AD9887 | Horse Tone – Roan Military Range | ΔE 3.7 |
| AK Interactive | #ACA08A | RAL 7027 Grau AFV | ΔE 3.8 |
| Tom Color | #B79975 | Carc Tan | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #BC9E7C | Us Modern AFVs Mr Paint | ΔE 4.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 4.4 |
| Italeri | #B19F7B | Flat Desert Tan Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| Reaper | #B4A07B | Khaki Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tamiya | #ACA184 | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #B4926A | Light Brown Mr Color | ΔE 6.0 |
| Warcolours | #AAA295 | Warm Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Monument | #C39F85 | Tan Flesh Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #BF9F66 | Sandstorm Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.9 |
| Golden | #979392 | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 11.3 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.5 |
| Arteza | #B88247 | Raw Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 12.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 14.9 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B US Army Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Sand Beige Model Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cool Neutral Tone Arte Deco ΔE 3.8 · close
- C IDF Sand Grey 73 Model Air ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Sand Yellow Model Air ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Skeleton Bone Surface Primer ΔE 4.3 · close
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