What is the difference between Dirty Yellow and Buff?

ΔE 9 (close). Buff is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dirty Yellow vs Buff

Dirty Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dca83e (estimate)

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Buff is more muted, cooler than Dirty Yellow.

Can I use Buff instead of Dirty Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Buff is more muted, cooler than Dirty Yellow.

Can I use Dirty Yellow instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dirty Yellow is more saturated, warmer.

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 Dirty Yellow on the colour wheel See Buff on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dirty Yellow

Dirty Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Buff
Dirty Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buff
Dirty Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Buff

Buff vs Plague Yellow (AK17013)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dirty Yellow
Buff vs Dark Sand (AK11033)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close
Buff vs Sand Yellow (AK11035)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dirty Yellow equivalents · Buff equivalents