What is the difference between Medium German Yellow and German Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). German Yellow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium German Yellow vs German Yellow

Medium German Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0617
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7c865 (estimate)

German Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.806
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfb151 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Yellow is a little darker than Medium German Yellow.

Can I use German Yellow instead of Medium German Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). German Yellow is a little darker than Medium German Yellow.

Can I use Medium German Yellow instead of German Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium German Yellow is a little lighter.

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 Medium German Yellow on the colour wheel See German Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium German Yellow

Medium German Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than German Yellow
Medium German Yellow vs Toxic Yellow (72.109)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Medium German Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to German Yellow

German Yellow vs Plasma Green (IONIC-0017)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium German Yellow
German Yellow vs Zinc Chromate Yellow (ATOM-20013)ATOM · ΔE 10, close
German Yellow vs Pale Gold Yellow (AMMO.F-517)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Medium German Yellow equivalents · German Yellow equivalents