What is the difference between Khemri Sands and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 9 (close). Yellow RLM04 is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Khemri Sands vs Yellow RLM04

Khemri Sands

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T5
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d69815 (estimate)

Yellow RLM04

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow RLM04 is warmer than Khemri Sands.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Khemri Sands?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow RLM04 is warmer than Khemri Sands.

Can I use Khemri Sands instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Khemri Sands is 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 Khemri Sands on the colour wheel See Yellow RLM04 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Khemri Sands

Khemri Sands vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Khemri Sands vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Khemri Sands vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Khemri Sands
Yellow RLM04 vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair
Yellow RLM04 vs Averland SunsetColour: Air · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Khemri Sands equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents