What is the difference between Dunkelgelb and Loam Beige?

ΔE 7 (close). Loam Beige is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dunkelgelb vs Loam Beige

Dunkelgelb

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8b62 (estimate)

Loam Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.245
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #88805c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Loam Beige is a little darker, cooler than Dunkelgelb.

Can I use Loam Beige instead of Dunkelgelb?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Loam Beige is a little darker, cooler than Dunkelgelb.

Can I use Dunkelgelb instead of Loam Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dunkelgelb is a little 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 Dunkelgelb on the colour wheel See Loam Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dunkelgelb

Dunkelgelb vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Loam Beige
Dunkelgelb vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Loam Beige
Dunkelgelb vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Loam Beige

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Loam Beige

Loam Beige vs Medium Olive Green (A.MIG-0609)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb
Loam Beige vs Dust (ATOM-20143)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb
Loam Beige vs Ochre Brown (AMMO.F-546)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb

All matches: Dunkelgelb equivalents · Loam Beige equivalents