What is the difference between Yellow Dune and Desert Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Desert Yellow is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Dune vs Desert Yellow

Yellow Dune

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0a048 (estimate)

Desert Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.063
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c7a421 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Yellow is much more saturated, cooler than Yellow Dune.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Yellow Dune?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Desert Yellow is much more saturated, cooler than Yellow Dune.

Can I use Yellow Dune instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Dune is much 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 Yellow Dune on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Dune

Yellow Dune vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Yellow
Yellow Dune vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Yellow
Yellow Dune vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Oozing VomitWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Dune
Desert Yellow vs Inner LightWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Yellow Dune
Desert Yellow vs Phoenix FlamesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Yellow Dune

All matches: Yellow Dune equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents