What is the difference between Desert Yellow and Khaki?

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

Desert Yellow vs Khaki

Desert Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0142
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b9975b (estimate)

Khaki

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cfab77 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Khaki is a little lighter, more muted than Desert Yellow.

Can I use Khaki instead of Desert Yellow?

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

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Khaki?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Yellow is a little darker, 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 Desert Yellow on the colour wheel See Khaki on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki
Desert Yellow vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Khaki
Desert Yellow vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Khaki

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Khaki

Khaki vs Dust (A.MIG-3516)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Khaki vs Zombie Skin (IONIC-0043)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Khaki vs Desert Sand (ATOM-20007)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Desert Yellow

All matches: Desert Yellow equivalents · Khaki equivalents