What is the difference between Light Brick and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 11 (fair). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brick vs Sand Yellow

Light Brick

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0626
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c59d34 (estimate)

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.916
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3b844 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Light Brick.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Light Brick?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Light Brick.

Can I use Light Brick instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Brick is a little darker, more muted.

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 Light Brick on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Brick

Light Brick vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Light Brick vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Light Brick vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Sandgelb RLM 79 (ATOM-20024)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Brick
Sand Yellow vs Pure Yellow (AMMO.F-529)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Brick
Sand Yellow vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Light Brick equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents