What is the difference between Dunkelgelb and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Sand Yellow is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dunkelgelb vs Sand Yellow

Dunkelgelb

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

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.028
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #958368 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Yellow is more muted, warmer than Dunkelgelb.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Dunkelgelb?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sand Yellow is more muted, warmer than Dunkelgelb.

Can I use Dunkelgelb instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dunkelgelb is more saturated, 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 on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dunkelgelb

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

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Zimmerit (ATOM-20144)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb
Sand Yellow vs Medium Olive Green (A.MIG-0609)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb
Sand Yellow vs Dust (ATOM-20143)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dunkelgelb

All matches: Dunkelgelb equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents