This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being Vallejo Flat Flesh at 88 percent. Rlm 79 (1941) is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone. For modelling, drop to Volcanic Yellow in the recesses and step up to Light Stone No.61 on the edges, both AK Interactive paints. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Rlm 79 (1941) equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to AK Interactive Rlm 79 (1941), though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Flat Flesh, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Light Skin, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 4.0).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Satyr Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
- From Green Stuff World: Green Stuff World Go Mango, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.0).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Brown Yellow, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.1).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Warm Flesh, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.2).
Worth knowing before you swap: Vallejo Flat Flesh runs slightly cooler and darker, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Monument Pro Acryl
Citadel
Revell
The Army Painter
Tamiya
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What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Rlm 79 (1941)?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Flat Flesh at 88% color similarity.
What color is Rlm 79 (1941)?
Rlm 79 (1941) is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #E7A159).
What do I highlight and shade Rlm 79 (1941) with?
Highlight Rlm 79 (1941) toward Light Stone No.61 and shade it down into Volcanic Yellow, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.