What is the difference between Golden Brown and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 17 (loose). Sand Yellow is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Sand Yellow

Golden Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4121
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd8e17 (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 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sand Yellow is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Golden Brown.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Golden Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Sand Yellow is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Sand Yellow

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Golden Cream (3210)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golden Brown
Sand Yellow vs Valkyrie Yellow (1859)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Golden Brown
Sand Yellow vs Arrakis Brown (3213)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Golden Brown

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents