Mars Yellow vs Khaki Drill

Mars Yellow

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#aa542d (estimate)

Khaki Drill

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.451
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#a4723f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Khaki Drill is a little lighter, more muted than Mars Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Golden Mars Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Khaki Drill is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Khaki Drill instead of Mars Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Khaki Drill is a little lighter, more muted than Mars Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Mars Yellow instead of Khaki Drill?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Yellow is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Mars Yellow on the colour wheel See Khaki Drill on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Yellow

Other Golden paints close to Khaki Drill

All matches: Mars Yellow equivalents · Khaki Drill equivalents

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