What is the difference between Faded Khaki and US Interior Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). US Interior Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Faded Khaki vs US Interior Yellow

Faded Khaki

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09129
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7882f (estimate)

US Interior Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.107
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09c49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Interior Yellow is a little lighter than Faded Khaki.

Can I use US Interior Yellow instead of Faded Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). US Interior Yellow is a little lighter than Faded Khaki.

Can I use Faded Khaki instead of US Interior Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Faded Khaki is a little darker.

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 Faded Khaki on the colour wheel See US Interior Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Faded Khaki

Faded Khaki vs Japan. Unif. WWII (70.923)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than US Interior Yellow
Faded Khaki vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Faded Khaki vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Reaper paints close to US Interior Yellow

US Interior Yellow vs Buckskin Pale (09075)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Faded Khaki
US Interior Yellow vs Sandy Tan (09191)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Faded Khaki
US Interior Yellow vs Desert Khaki (09155)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Faded Khaki equivalents · US Interior Yellow equivalents