What is the difference between Wasteland Clay and Desert Yellow?

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

Wasteland Clay vs Desert Yellow

Wasteland Clay

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a98c4e (estimate)

Desert Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.977
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a97d44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Wasteland Clay.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Wasteland Clay?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Desert Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Wasteland Clay.

Can I use Wasteland Clay instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wasteland Clay 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 Wasteland Clay on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wasteland Clay

Wasteland Clay vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Wasteland Clay vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Yellow
Wasteland Clay vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Mid DAK Sand (WP4145P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Wasteland Clay
Desert Yellow vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wasteland Clay
Desert Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (WP4133P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Wasteland Clay equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents