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

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

Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow vs Iraqi Sand

Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-79
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 Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow.

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

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

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Sandy Yellow Dark 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 Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow on the colour wheel See Iraqi Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow

Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Sandy Yellow Dark 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 Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow
Iraqi Sand vs Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow (C-39)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close
Iraqi Sand vs Green Brown (H-402)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close

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