What is the difference between Sand Grey and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Yellow is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sand Grey vs Dark Yellow

Sand Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #857a41 (estimate)

Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #867143 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Yellow is more muted, warmer than Sand Grey.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of Sand Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Yellow is more muted, warmer than Sand Grey.

Can I use Sand Grey instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand Grey 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 Sand Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sand Grey

Sand Grey vs Middle Stone (70.882)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Sand Grey vs Dirty Grey (72.145)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Sand Grey vs Cayman Green (72.067)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs British Brown (AMMO.F-545)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Grey
Dark Yellow vs Medium Soil (A.MIG-3522)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close
Dark Yellow vs Brown Green (IONIC-0147)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Sand Grey equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents