What is the difference between Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 6 (close). Iraqi Sand is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow vs Iraqi Sand

Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-39
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b49154 (estimate)

Iraqi Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.819
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a6844f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iraqi Sand is a little darker than Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Iraqi Sand is a little darker than Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow.

Can I use Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow instead of Iraqi Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow is a little lighter.

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 Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow on the colour wheel See Iraqi Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow

Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs RLM 79 Sandy Brown (H-66)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow
Iraqi Sand vs Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow (H-79)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close
Iraqi Sand vs Green Brown (H-402)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents