Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)
Base · #A48A40
This is a common color; 6 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Inferno Orange at 93 percent. Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) sits in the yellow family: mid-tone in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. For modelling, drop to A-21m Light Yellowish Brown in the recesses and step up to Carc Tan 686A (Fs 33446) on the edges, both AK Interactive paints. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to AK Interactive Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial), though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Inferno Orange, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Dark Yellow, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Desert Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.5).
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Green Ochre, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.7).
- From Citadel: Citadel Hobgrot Hide, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.8).
- Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Iroko, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.1).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.4 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Citadel
Scale75
Revell
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
Humbrol
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 6 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Inferno Orange at 93% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Desert Yellow at 82%, a same-finish match.
What color is Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)?
Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) is a mid-tone moderate yellow with a warm undertone (hex #A48A40).
What do I highlight and shade Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) with?
Highlight Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) toward Carc Tan 686A (Fs 33446) and shade it down into A-21m Light Yellowish Brown, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.