What is the difference between Yellow FS33531 and Khaki?

ΔE 9 (close). Khaki is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow FS33531 vs Khaki

Yellow FS33531

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-313
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3b978 (estimate)

Khaki

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cfab77 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Khaki is a little darker, more muted than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Khaki instead of Yellow FS33531?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Khaki is a little darker, more muted than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Yellow FS33531 instead of Khaki?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow FS33531 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 Yellow FS33531 on the colour wheel See Khaki on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow FS33531

Yellow FS33531 vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Khaki
Yellow FS33531 vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Khaki
Yellow FS33531 vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Khaki

Khaki vs IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) (C-528)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow FS33531
Khaki vs Tan (C-44)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Khaki vs Tan (H-27)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Yellow FS33531 equivalents · Khaki equivalents