What is the difference between Sand Yellow and Camouflage Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Camouflage Green is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sand Yellow vs Camouflage Green

Sand Yellow

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

Camouflage Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b2a424 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Camouflage Green is noticeably darker, cooler than Sand Yellow.

Can I use Camouflage Green instead of Sand Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Camouflage Green is noticeably darker, cooler than Sand Yellow.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Camouflage Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand Yellow is noticeably lighter, 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 Sand Yellow on the colour wheel See Camouflage Green 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 Camouflage Green
Sand Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camouflage Green
Sand Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Camouflage Green

Other AK Interactive paints close to Camouflage Green

Camouflage Green vs Bile Yellow (AK17008)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Camouflage Green vs Light Yellow (AK17014)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Sand Yellow
Camouflage Green vs Plague Yellow (AK17013)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sand Yellow

All matches: Sand Yellow equivalents · Camouflage Green equivalents