What is the difference between Buff and US Interior Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). US Interior Yellow is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Buff vs US Interior Yellow

Buff

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c9a762 (estimate)

US Interior Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.107
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09c49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Interior Yellow is a little darker, more saturated than Buff.

Can I use US Interior Yellow instead of Buff?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). US Interior Yellow is a little darker, more saturated than Buff.

Can I use Buff instead of US Interior Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Buff is a little lighter, more muted.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Buff on the colour wheel See US Interior Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Buff

Buff vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Interior Yellow
Buff vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Interior Yellow
Buff vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to US Interior Yellow

US Interior Yellow vs Light Stone No.61 (AK11377)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Buff
US Interior Yellow vs Medium Sand (AK11034)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Buff
US Interior Yellow vs Mustard Yellow (AK11366)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buff

All matches: Buff equivalents · US Interior Yellow equivalents