What is the difference between Mocca Skin and Sand Yellow RLM79?

ΔE 9 (close). Sand Yellow RLM79 is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mocca Skin vs Sand Yellow RLM79

Mocca Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896b5a (estimate)

Sand Yellow RLM79

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.278
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #876b4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Yellow RLM79 is more saturated, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Sand Yellow RLM79 instead of Mocca Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sand Yellow RLM79 is more saturated, cooler than Mocca Skin.

Can I use Mocca Skin instead of Sand Yellow RLM79?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mocca Skin is more muted, warmer.

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 Mocca Skin on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow RLM79 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mocca Skin

Mocca Skin vs German Dark Yellow (70.604)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Mocca Skin vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Mocca Skin vs USAF Brown (71.125)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79

Other Army Painter paints close to Sand Yellow RLM79

Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Mocca Skin
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Mocca Skin equivalents · Sand Yellow RLM79 equivalents