What is the difference between Orange Tan and Desert Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). Desert Yellow is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Tan vs Desert Yellow

Orange Tan

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11409
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4884f (estimate)

Desert Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.977
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a97d44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Yellow is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Orange Tan.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Orange Tan?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Desert Yellow is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Orange Tan.

Can I use Orange Tan instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Tan is a little lighter, 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 Orange Tan on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Tan

Orange Tan vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Orange Tan vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Orange Tan vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Orange Tan
Desert Yellow vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Tan
Desert Yellow vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Tan

All matches: Orange Tan equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents