What is the difference between Sandy Tan and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 21 (loose). Yellow RLM04 is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sandy Tan vs Yellow RLM04

Sandy Tan

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09191
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c89745 (estimate)

Yellow RLM04

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow RLM04 is much more saturated, warmer than Sandy Tan.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Sandy Tan?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Yellow RLM04 is much more saturated, warmer than Sandy Tan.

Can I use Sandy Tan instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sandy Tan is much more muted, 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 Sandy Tan on the colour wheel See Yellow RLM04 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sandy Tan

Sandy Tan vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Sandy Tan vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Sandy Tan vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow RLM04

Other Reaper paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Saffron Sunset (09182)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sandy Tan
Yellow RLM04 vs Marigold Yellow (09007)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sandy Tan
Yellow RLM04 vs Sandy Yellow (09192)Master Series Paints · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Sandy Tan equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents