What is the difference between Dusty Skull and German Dark Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). German Dark Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dusty Skull vs German Dark Yellow

Dusty Skull

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #91856e (estimate)

German Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.604
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #85705a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Dark Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Dusty Skull.

Can I use German Dark Yellow instead of Dusty Skull?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). German Dark Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Dusty Skull.

Can I use Dusty Skull instead of German Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusty Skull is a little 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 Dusty Skull on the colour wheel See German Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dusty Skull

Dusty Skull vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Dark Yellow
Dusty Skull vs Yellow Brown (71.246)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Dark Yellow
Dusty Skull vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Dark Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to German Dark Yellow

German Dark Yellow vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dusty Skull
German Dark Yellow vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dusty Skull
German Dark Yellow vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dusty Skull equivalents · German Dark Yellow equivalents