What is the difference between RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) and Light Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) vs Light Brown

RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11320
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa945c (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4885f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant).

Can I use Light Brown instead of RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant).

Can I use RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 (Variant) on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant)

RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Brown
RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Brown
RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Australian Camouflage Brown (AK11347)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant)
Light Brown vs CARC Tan 686A (FS33446) (AK11349)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant)
Light Brown vs RAL 8020 Braun (AK11331)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant)

All matches: RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant) equivalents · Light Brown equivalents