What is the difference between RLM 79 Sand Yellow and Military Yellow?

ΔE 6 (close). Military Yellow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Military Yellow

RLM 79 Sand Yellow

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-66
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937b38 (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 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Military Yellow is a little darker than RLM 79 Sand Yellow.

Can I use Military Yellow instead of RLM 79 Sand Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Military Yellow is a little darker than RLM 79 Sand Yellow.

Can I use RLM 79 Sand Yellow instead of Military Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 79 Sand 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 RLM 79 Sand Yellow on the colour wheel See Military Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 79 Sand Yellow

RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Military Yellow
RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Military Yellow
RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Japan. Unif. WWII (70.923)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Military Yellow

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Military Yellow

Military Yellow vs Sandy Brown (C-19)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close
Military Yellow vs Khaki Brown (H-404)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close
Military Yellow vs Middle Stone (C-21)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: RLM 79 Sand Yellow equivalents · Military Yellow equivalents