What is the difference between Khaki and Sand Yellow RLM79?

ΔE 6 (close). Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Khaki vs Sand Yellow RLM79

Khaki

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-527
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #96764e (estimate)

Sand Yellow RLM79

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.278
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #876b4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little darker, more muted than Khaki.

Can I use Sand Yellow RLM79 instead of Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little darker, more muted than Khaki.

Can I use Khaki instead of Sand Yellow RLM79?

The same difference applies the other way round: Khaki is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Khaki on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow RLM79 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Khaki

Khaki vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Khaki vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Khaki vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sand Yellow RLM79

Sand Yellow RLM79 vs RLM 79 Sand Yellow (C-119)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Dark Earth (H-72)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Brown (C-526)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Khaki equivalents · Sand Yellow RLM79 equivalents