What is the difference between Typhon Ash and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 14 (fair). Sand Yellow is much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs Sand Yellow

Typhon Ash

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a8a82 (estimate)

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.028
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #958368 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Yellow is much more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Typhon Ash?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Sand Yellow is much more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhon Ash is much 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 Typhon Ash on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Typhon Ash

Typhon Ash vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Typhon Ash vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Typhon Ash vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Typhon Ash
Sand Yellow vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Typhon Ash
Sand Yellow vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Typhon Ash

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents