What is the difference between Desert Yellow and Oxide Brown Light?

ΔE 26 (loose). Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Yellow vs Oxide Brown Light

Desert Yellow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a7038 (estimate)

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, warmer than Desert Yellow.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Desert Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Oxide Brown Light is noticeably darker, warmer than Desert Yellow.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Oxide Brown Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Yellow is noticeably lighter, 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 Desert Yellow on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Light on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Kiwi Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Desert Yellow vs Poison Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Desert Yellow vs Bone Khaki (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Oxide Brown Light

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Oxide Brown Light vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Yellow
Oxide Brown Light vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Yellow

All matches: Desert Yellow equivalents · Oxide Brown Light equivalents