What is the difference between Sand Yellow and Buff?

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

Sand Yellow vs Buff

Sand Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11035
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4b945 (estimate)

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Buff is a little darker, more muted than Sand Yellow.

Can I use Buff instead of Sand Yellow?

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

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Sand Yellow on the colour wheel See Buff on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Buff
Sand Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Sand Yellow vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Buff

Buff vs Plague Yellow (AK17013)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Buff vs Dirty Yellow (AK17007)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Buff vs Dark Sand (AK11033)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow

All matches: Sand Yellow equivalents · Buff equivalents