What is the difference between Deep Khaki Drill and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Khaki Drill vs Sand Yellow

Deep Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4134P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907754 (estimate)

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.028
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #958368 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Khaki Drill is a little darker, 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 Deep Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Khaki Drill

Deep Khaki Drill vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Deep Khaki Drill vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Deep Khaki Drill vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Sand Yellow vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Sand Yellow vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill

All matches: Deep Khaki Drill equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents