The stored digital swatch for Flat Earth is a mid-tone moderate brown with a warm undertone. Vallejo Brown Sand is a close digital color candidate at 96 percent within the same broad paint-type group. Digital color suggestions within Tamiya are NATO Brown for a darker step and Khaki Drab for a lighter step. Check the candidate's medium and sheen, then compare dried test patches over the same undercoat.
Flat Earth equivalents in other ranges
A very close digital color exists in the same broad paint-type group. 6 brands have listed results scoring at least 78%, including any different-type references.
Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Brown Sand, very close stored digital colors (delta E 0.7).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Fur Brown, some difference between the stored swatches (delta E 3.5).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Boot Strap Brown, similar digital colors (delta E 3.8).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Orange Leather, some difference between the stored swatches (delta E 3.9).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Cork, a broader digital color reference (delta E 4.3).
- Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell 80 Mud Brown (RAL 8003), a larger difference between the stored swatches (delta E 4.3).
The stored swatches have a small digital color distance of delta E 0.7. That does not measure dried-paint appearance, sheen or coverage; compare test patches before substituting.
How to read the score
96–100Very close color
88–95Close color
78–87Similar color
0–77Loose color match
Scores compare approximate digital swatches. Test the paint before substituting.
Vallejo
Brown Sand
New Wood
Beige Brown
Light Brown
Red Leather
Cork Brown
Us Field Drab
Mustard Brown
Orange Brown
Plague Brown
Tan Earth
Desert Yellow
Khaki Grey
Bronze Brown
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
Scale75
AK Interactive
Revell
Humbrol
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
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Found in 4 other brands with a similar digital color in the same catalog paint-type group.
Possible uses for this color
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Flat Earth?
The leading match in the same broad paint-type group is Vallejo Brown Sand at 96% digital color similarity. Check sheen, medium and coverage before substituting.
What color is Flat Earth?
The approximate digital swatch for Flat Earth is a mid-tone moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #906040). It is not a physical paint measurement.
What do I highlight and shade Flat Earth with?
The digital catalog suggests testing Khaki Drab for a lighter step and NATO Brown for a darker step, both from Tamiya. These are computed color suggestions, not tested layering recipes.