What is the difference between Yellow Oxide and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 13 (fair). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Oxide vs Sand Yellow

Yellow Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY42
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cf9b39 (estimate)

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.916
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3b844 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Yellow Oxide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Oxide is a little darker, 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 Oxide on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Oxide

Yellow Oxide vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sand Yellow

Other Golden paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Oxide
Sand Yellow vs Nickel Azo Yellow (PY150)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide
Sand Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Yellow Oxide equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents