What is the difference between Frog Green and Desert Yellow?

ΔE 21 (loose). Desert Yellow is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Frog Green vs Desert Yellow

Frog Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9ea700 (estimate)

Desert Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.063
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c7a421 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Yellow is more muted, warmer than Frog Green.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Frog Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Desert Yellow is more muted, warmer than Frog Green.

Can I use Frog Green instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Frog Green 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 Frog Green on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Frog Green

Frog Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Desert Yellow
Frog Green vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Desert Yellow
Frog Green vs Goblin Green (72.030)Game Color · ΔE 22, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Light Brick (A.MIG-0626)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 9, close · closer than Frog Green
Desert Yellow vs Sandgelb RLM 79 (ATOM-20024)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Frog Green
Desert Yellow vs Pure Yellow (AMMO.F-529)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Frog Green

All matches: Frog Green equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents