What is the difference between RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) vs Dark Yellow

RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11318
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8f8356 (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 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Yellow is a little darker, warmer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial).

✓ AK 3rd Generation equivalence chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Yellow is a little darker, warmer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial).

Can I use RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) is a little lighter, 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 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)

RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Yellow
RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 8, 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 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)
Dark Yellow vs IDF Early Sand Yellow (AK11354)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)
Dark Yellow vs RAL 7008 Graugrün (AK11313)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)

All matches: RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial) equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents