What is the difference between Dunkelgelb DG I and Desert Tan?

ΔE 7 (close). Desert Tan is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dunkelgelb DG I vs Desert Tan

Dunkelgelb DG I

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c9c080 (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.613
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0bb84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Tan is warmer than Dunkelgelb DG I.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Dunkelgelb DG I?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Desert Tan is warmer than Dunkelgelb DG I.

Can I use Dunkelgelb DG I instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dunkelgelb DG I is 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 Dunkelgelb DG I on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dunkelgelb DG I

Dunkelgelb DG I vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Dunkelgelb DG I vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Dunkelgelb DG I vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Desert Sand (IONIC-0010)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb DG I
Desert Tan vs Buff (A.MIG-3517)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb DG I
Desert Tan vs Light Olive Green (A.MIG-0608)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb DG I

All matches: Dunkelgelb DG I equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents