What is the difference between Coyote Brown and Military Yellow?

ΔE 10 (fair). Military Yellow is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Coyote Brown vs Military Yellow

Coyote Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1856
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #886b38 (estimate)

Military Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.764
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #826d25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Military Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Coyote Brown.

Can I use Military Yellow instead of Coyote Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Military Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Coyote Brown.

Can I use Coyote Brown instead of Military Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Coyote Brown is 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 Coyote Brown on the colour wheel See Military Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Coyote Brown

Coyote Brown vs Dark Yellow (71.025)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Military Yellow
Coyote Brown vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Military Yellow
Coyote Brown vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Military Yellow

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Military Yellow

Military Yellow vs Desert Camo (1857)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Coyote Brown
Military Yellow vs Camouflage Green (1800)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Coyote Brown
Military Yellow vs Mustard Yellow (1783)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Coyote Brown equivalents · Military Yellow equivalents