What is the difference between Dark Yellow and German Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Yellow vs German Yellow

Dark Yellow

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-403
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfa741 (estimate)

German Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.806
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfb151 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use German Yellow instead of Dark Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of German Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 on the colour wheel See German Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Yellow
Dark Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dark Yellow vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to German Yellow

German Yellow vs Chromate Yellow Primer FS33481 (C-352)Mr. Color · ΔE 14, fair
German Yellow vs Interior Green (C-27)Mr. Color · ΔE 14, fair
German Yellow vs Interior Green (H-58)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Dark Yellow equivalents · German Yellow equivalents