What is the difference between Field Green FS 34097 and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Green FS 34097 vs Dark Yellow

Field Green FS 34097

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11875
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #696e2b (estimate)

Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.978
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818438 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Yellow is a little lighter than Field Green FS 34097.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of Field Green FS 34097?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Yellow is a little lighter than Field Green FS 34097.

Can I use Field Green FS 34097 instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Green FS 34097 is a little darker.

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 Field Green FS 34097 on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Green FS 34097

Field Green FS 34097 vs Cayman Green (72.067)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Yellow
Field Green FS 34097 vs Dirty Grey (72.145)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Yellow
Field Green FS 34097 vs Middle Stone (70.882)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs IJA #29 Ki Midori iro (Yel- low-Green) (AK11904)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Field Green FS 34097
Dark Yellow vs Russian Uniform Lights (AK11429)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Field Green FS 34097
Dark Yellow vs Rotten Green (AK17022)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Field Green FS 34097 equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents