What is the difference between Pure Yellow and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 11 (fair). Sand Yellow is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Yellow vs Sand Yellow

Pure Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-529
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f1bc2f (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 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Yellow is more muted than Pure Yellow.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Pure Yellow?

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

Can I use Pure Yellow instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Yellow is more saturated.

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 Pure Yellow on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Yellow

Pure Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Pure Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Pure Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 10, 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 Pure Yellow
Sand Yellow vs Light Brick (A.MIG-0626)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 11, fair
Sand Yellow vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Pure Yellow equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents