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

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

Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Sand Yellow

Sandgelb RLM 79

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d39d2f (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 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Sandgelb RLM 79.

Can I use Sand 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). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Sandgelb RLM 79.

Can I use Sandgelb RLM 79 instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sandgelb RLM 79 is a little darker, 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 Sand 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 Sand Yellow
Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sand Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Pure Yellow (AMMO.F-529)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair
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: Sandgelb RLM 79 equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents