What is the difference between Gobi Brown and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 10 (fair). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gobi Brown vs Dark Yellow

Gobi Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC12
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #68602f (estimate)

Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #867143 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Gobi Brown.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of Gobi Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Gobi Brown.

Can I use Gobi Brown instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gobi Brown is a little darker, 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 Gobi Brown on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gobi Brown

Gobi Brown vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Gobi Brown vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Gobi Brown vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Yellow

Other Scale75 paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs Arabic Shadow (SC22)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gobi Brown
Dark Yellow vs Walnut (SC29)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair
Dark Yellow vs Resurrection Flesh (SFG14)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Gobi Brown equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents