What is the difference between Ocher Khaki and Military Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). Military Yellow is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocher Khaki vs Military Yellow

Ocher Khaki

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11422
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #998042 (estimate)

Military Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.764
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #826d25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Military Yellow is a little darker, more saturated than Ocher Khaki.

Can I use Military Yellow instead of Ocher Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Military Yellow is a little darker, more saturated than Ocher Khaki.

Can I use Ocher Khaki instead of Military Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocher Khaki 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 Ocher Khaki on the colour wheel See Military Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ocher Khaki

Ocher Khaki vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Military Yellow
Ocher Khaki vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Military Yellow
Ocher Khaki vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Military Yellow

Other AK Interactive paints close to Military Yellow

Military Yellow vs IJA #29 Ki Midori iro (Yel- low-Green) (AK11904)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ocher Khaki
Military Yellow vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ocher Khaki
Military Yellow vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Ocher Khaki equivalents · Military Yellow equivalents