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Standard RLM Number 79 Name 1941 Swatch #876b4a (estimate, from Vallejo Sand Yellow RLM79) RLM numbers are the German Air Ministry colours used on Luftwaffe aircraft. Paint makers each mix their own version of a standard colour, and faded or weathered vehicles vary a lot, so expect some difference between brands.
Paints labelled RLM 79 Vallejo and AK Interactive and AMMO by Mig and Mr. Hobby name these paints for RLM 79.
Nearest colours in other brands Brands that don't label a paint RLM 79: the nearest swatch to Vallejo Sand Yellow RLM79. These are colour matches from our estimates, not the maker's own pairing.
Citadel Hobgrot Hide Colour: Base · ΔE 7, close Army Painter Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P) Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close Pro Acryl Caramel Brown (S28) Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 4, very close Two Thin Coats Gyzmo Fur Triads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close Reaper Driftwood Brown (09162) Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close Formula P3 Bootstrap Leather (93031) Formula P3 · ΔE 14, fair Kimera Kolors Ground Brown (Signature) Signature Series · ΔE 15, loose Golden Burnt Umber Light (PBr7) Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 22, loose Nocturna Models Earth Brown (NA45) N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, fair Bear Cavalry Hunter's Quiver Bear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 11, fair Scale75 Walnut (SC29) Scalecolor · ΔE 6, very close Tamiya Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72) XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, very close Green Stuff World Dark Beige (1854) Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, close All RAL, RLM and FS colours
© 2026 AK Tabletop Studio. Swatch colours are estimates and will differ from the real paints; cross-brand matches are close, never exact.
Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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