What is the difference between Light Mustard Khaki and Ivory RLM05?

ΔE 9 (close). Ivory RLM05 is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Mustard Khaki vs Ivory RLM05

Light Mustard Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4159P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ad9d5e (estimate)

Ivory RLM05

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8ad5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ivory RLM05 is a little lighter, more saturated than Light Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Ivory RLM05 instead of Light Mustard Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ivory RLM05 is a little lighter, more saturated than Light Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Light Mustard Khaki instead of Ivory RLM05?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Mustard Khaki is a little darker, more muted.

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 Mustard Khaki on the colour wheel See Ivory RLM05 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Mustard Khaki

Light Mustard Khaki vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ivory RLM05
Light Mustard Khaki vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ivory RLM05
Light Mustard Khaki vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Ivory RLM05

Ivory RLM05 vs Webbing Khaki (WP4056P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 11, fair
Ivory RLM05 vs Desert Webbing (WP4137P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 11, fair
Ivory RLM05 vs Barren DuneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Light Mustard Khaki equivalents · Ivory RLM05 equivalents