What is the difference between Camo Green and Desert Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Desert Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camo Green vs Desert Yellow

Camo Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0139
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a9500 (estimate)

Desert Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.063
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c7a421 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Camo Green.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Camo Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Desert Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Camo Green.

Can I use Camo Green instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Camo Green 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 Camo Green on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Camo Green

Camo Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Yellow
Camo Green vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose
Camo Green vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Light Brick (A.MIG-0626)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camo Green
Desert Yellow vs Sandgelb RLM 79 (ATOM-20024)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Camo Green
Desert Yellow vs Pure Yellow (AMMO.F-529)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Camo Green

All matches: Camo Green equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents