What is the difference between RLM 79 Sand Yellow and USAF Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). USAF Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs USAF Brown

RLM 79 Sand Yellow

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-119
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896856 (estimate)

USAF Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6758 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Brown is more muted than RLM 79 Sand Yellow.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of RLM 79 Sand Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). USAF Brown is more muted than RLM 79 Sand Yellow.

Can I use RLM 79 Sand Yellow instead of USAF Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 79 Sand Yellow

RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAF Brown
RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Sand Brown (71.034)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USAF Brown
RLM 79 Sand Yellow vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USAF Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to USAF Brown

USAF Brown vs Brown (C-526)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RLM 79 Sand Yellow
USAF Brown vs Brown FS30219 (C-310)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than RLM 79 Sand Yellow
USAF Brown vs Smoke Gray (H-95)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: RLM 79 Sand Yellow equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents