What is the difference between RAL 7009 Hellgrau and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 6 (close). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAL 7009 Hellgrau vs Dark Yellow

RAL 7009 Hellgrau

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11307
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #736737 (estimate)

Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #867143 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than RAL 7009 Hellgrau.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of RAL 7009 Hellgrau?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than RAL 7009 Hellgrau.

Can I use RAL 7009 Hellgrau instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAL 7009 Hellgrau is a little darker, cooler.

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 RAL 7009 Hellgrau on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAL 7009 Hellgrau

RAL 7009 Hellgrau vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
RAL 7009 Hellgrau vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
RAL 7009 Hellgrau vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Yellow

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs Desert Yellow (AK17063)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 7009 Hellgrau
Dark Yellow vs IDF Early Sand Yellow (AK11354)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 7009 Hellgrau
Dark Yellow vs RAL 7008 Graugrün (AK11313)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 7009 Hellgrau

All matches: RAL 7009 Hellgrau equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents