What is the difference between Sandgelb RLM 79 and Desert Yellow?

ΔE 11 (fair). Desert Yellow is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Desert Yellow

Sandgelb RLM 79

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d39d2f (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 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Desert Yellow is cooler than Sandgelb RLM 79.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Sandgelb RLM 79?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Desert Yellow is cooler than Sandgelb RLM 79.

Can I use Sandgelb RLM 79 instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sandgelb RLM 79 is warmer.

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 Sandgelb RLM 79 on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sandgelb RLM 79

Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Desert Yellow
Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Light Brick (A.MIG-0626)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sandgelb RLM 79
Desert Yellow vs Pure Yellow (AMMO.F-529)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 14, fair
Desert Yellow vs Zinc Chromate Yellow (ATOM-20013)ATOM · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Sandgelb RLM 79 equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents