Paint Equivalents

Sand Yellow

Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0030

#D8A64F · L*71.2 a*9.2 b*51.1

The closest match to Mig Sand Yellow in every other range, nearest first.

Mig Sand Yellow is a light, saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Dunkelgelb Ral 7028 Dark Yellow at ΔE 1.3. 7 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 Mig Sand Yellow?

AK Interactive Dunkelgelb Ral 7028 Dark Yellow is the closest equivalent to Mig Sand Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Bone yard Shade (ΔE 1.4) and Duncan Cerberus Brown (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Sand Yellow?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Yellow Ochre, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mig Sand Yellow Shop AK Interactive Dunkelgelb Ral 7028 Dark Yellow

Sand Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Dunkelgelb Ral 7028 Dark Yellow Primer (3rd Gen) AK11245 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B British Sand Yellow AFV (3rd Gen) AK11362 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mig → AK Interactive conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Bone yard Shade Paint System 9A ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C Base Sand Shade Paint System 10A ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Mig → Foundry conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Cerberus Brown Wave 2 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Dragon's Gold Wave 1 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Mig → Duncan conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Yellow Ochre Model Color 70.913 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B US Interior Yellow Model Air 71.107 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mig → Vallejo conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Sigmarite Dry ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Ungor Flesh Layer ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mig → Citadel conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Dark Yellow Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC04 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Sand Yellow Aqueous Hobby Color H459 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mig → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Buttercup Acrylic Colors 905 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2385 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Mig → FolkArt conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Bugbear Fur Master Series Paints Bones 9490 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Amber Gold Master Series Paints Core Colors 9032 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mig → Reaper conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Light sand Spray TS-46 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. B Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat XF-59 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Mig → Tamiya conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Creature

  1. B Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl MPA-017 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Bright Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-031 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Sand Yellow equivalent in Monument

  1. B Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series S29 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 017 ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full Mig → Monument conversion chart

Sand Yellow equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) MMP-125 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Gold MMC-003 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full Mig → Mission Models conversion chart

Sand Yellow in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Humbrol #D69C4A Sand Acrylics - Matt ΔE 3.6
Arteza #E4B463 Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 3.8
Mr. Paint #CDA05D Bsc No.61 Mr Paint ΔE 3.9
Green Stuff World #CA9F5B Temple Ochre Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0
The Army Painter #E0B26A Goblin Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.0
Apple Barrel #EAB148 King’s Gold Colors ΔE 4.2
Warcolours #DB9D2C Ochre 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.2
Italeri #C9973B Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.4
Golden #C5A045 Yellow Oxide Fluid ΔE 4.7
Tom Color #CFAE5F Giallo Mimetico 1 ΔE 5.0
Scale75 #CFAE5F Ss Camo Ocher Brown Warfront Range ΔE 5.0
Kimera Kolors #EAA339 Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 ΔE 5.1
Coat d'Arms #DFA96B Desert Sand World War II Range ΔE 5.7
P3 #F4AF46 Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7
Liquitex #D59646 Naples Yellow Hue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.8
Turbo Dork #D6B34F All That Glitters ΔE 6.0
Revell #D49C61 Africa Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.0
Acrilex #FBB147 Melao Paints ΔE 7.0

Nearest colours inside Mig

  1. C RLM 79 Sandgelb Acrylics ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Oil Ochre Acrylics ΔE 5.5 · similar
  3. D Washable Sand (RAL 8020) Acrylics ΔE 5.7 · similar
  4. D Warm Sand-yellow Acrylics ΔE 6.5 · similar
  5. D New Iraqui Army Sand Acrylics ΔE 8.0 · similar
  6. D RAL1039 F9 German Sand Beige Acrylics ΔE 8.6 · similar

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