What is the difference between Warm Yellow and Khaki Drill?

ΔE 49 (loose). Khaki Drill is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Yellow vs Khaki Drill

Warm Yellow

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: 1-Step
Code: 504
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #f0b818 (estimate)

Khaki Drill

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.451
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a4723f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 49.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Khaki Drill is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Khaki Drill instead of Warm Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 49). Khaki Drill is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Warm Yellow instead of Khaki Drill?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, cooler.

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 Warm Yellow on the colour wheel See Khaki Drill on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Yellow

Warm Yellow vs Imperial Yellow (72.403)Xpress Color · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Khaki Drill
Warm Yellow vs Dreadnought Yellow (72.477)Xpress Color · ΔE 32, loose · closer than Khaki Drill
Warm Yellow vs Nuclear Yellow (72.404)Xpress Color · ΔE 33, loose · closer than Khaki Drill

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Khaki Drill

Khaki Drill vs Shadow Flesh (506)1-Step · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Warm Yellow
Khaki Drill vs Rust (512)1-Step · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Warm Yellow
Khaki Drill vs Bronze Yellow (521)1-Step · ΔE 31, loose · closer than Warm Yellow

All matches: Warm Yellow equivalents · Khaki Drill equivalents