Cement sits in the yellow family: light in tone, muted in saturation, warm in cast. Matching it is straightforward: Monument Pro Acryl Ivory lands at 94 percent in the same finish, and 4 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. For modelling, drop to LFT Medium Sea Grey in the recesses and step up to Sky on the edges, both Tamiya paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Cement equivalents in other ranges
3 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Tamiya Cement, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Monument Pro Acryl equivalent: Monument Pro Acryl Ivory, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.1).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Deck Tan, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.0).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Gargoyle Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.1).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Rock Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.8).
- Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Nacre, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Rakarth Flesh, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.5).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.1 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
Vallejo
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Scale75
Citadel
P3 Paints
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
Revell
Green Stuff World
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Cement?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Ivory at 94% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Cement?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Deck Tan at 90%, a same-finish match.
What color is Cement?
Cement is a light muted yellow with a warm undertone (hex #B0A898).
What do I highlight and shade Cement with?
Highlight Cement toward Sky and shade it down into LFT Medium Sea Grey, both Tamiya paints in the same finish family.