Urban Buff is a mid-tone muted orange with a warm undertone. This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Temple Stone at 91 percent. Within the The Army Painter range it ladders cleanly, Ash Grey for the shadows and Buffed Hide for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Urban Buff equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to The Army Painter Urban Buff, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Temple Stone, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.7).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Olive Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Carc Tan 686A (Fs 33446), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.0).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Thar Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.8).
- Citadel's closest color: Citadel Baneblade Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.8).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Khaki Drill, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.9).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.7 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
Monument Pro Acryl
AK Interactive
Scale75
Citadel
Humbrol
Vallejo
Revell
Tamiya
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Urban Buff?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Temple Stone at 91% color similarity.
What color is Urban Buff?
Urban Buff is a mid-tone muted orange with a warm undertone (hex #9E8C75).
What do I highlight and shade Urban Buff with?
Highlight Urban Buff toward Buffed Hide and shade it down into Ash Grey, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.