What is the difference between Light Battle Dress and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 5 (very close). Sand Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Battle Dress vs Sand Yellow

Light Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4051P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8f70 (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 4.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Sand Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Light Battle Dress.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Light Battle Dress?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Sand Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Light Battle Dress.

Can I use Light Battle Dress instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Battle Dress 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 Light Battle Dress on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Battle Dress

Light Battle Dress vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Light Battle Dress vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Light Battle Dress vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 5, very 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 Light Battle Dress
Sand Yellow vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close
Sand Yellow vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Light Battle Dress equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents