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

ΔE 8 (close). Desert Tan is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dunkelgelb DG III vs Desert Tan

Dunkelgelb DG III

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8ce9a (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Tan is a little darker, warmer than Dunkelgelb DG III.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Dunkelgelb DG III?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Desert Tan is a little darker, warmer than Dunkelgelb DG III.

Can I use Dunkelgelb DG III instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dunkelgelb DG III is a little lighter, 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 III on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dunkelgelb DG III

Dunkelgelb DG III vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Dunkelgelb DG III vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Tan
Dunkelgelb DG III vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

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 III
Desert Tan vs Buff (A.MIG-3517)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb DG III
Desert Tan vs Light Olive Green (A.MIG-0608)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb DG III

All matches: Dunkelgelb DG III equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents