What is the difference between Mustard Yellow and US Interior Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). US Interior Yellow is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mustard Yellow vs US Interior Yellow

Mustard Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11366
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c2943a (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 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Interior Yellow is more muted than Mustard Yellow.

Can I use US Interior Yellow instead of Mustard Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Interior Yellow is more muted than Mustard Yellow.

Can I use Mustard Yellow instead of US Interior Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mustard Yellow is more saturated.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Mustard Yellow

Mustard Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Mustard Yellow vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Mustard Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

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 Mustard Yellow
US Interior Yellow vs Medium Sand (AK11034)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mustard Yellow
US Interior Yellow vs Ochre (AK11118)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Mustard Yellow equivalents · US Interior Yellow equivalents