What is the difference between Ambush Yellow and Ivory RLM05?

ΔE 14 (fair). Ivory RLM05 is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ambush Yellow vs Ivory RLM05

Ambush Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e5cc77 (estimate)

Ivory RLM05

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8ad5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ivory RLM05 is noticeably darker, cooler than Ambush Yellow.

Can I use Ivory RLM05 instead of Ambush Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Ivory RLM05 is noticeably darker, cooler than Ambush Yellow.

Can I use Ambush Yellow instead of Ivory RLM05?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ambush Yellow is noticeably lighter, warmer.

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 Ambush Yellow on the colour wheel See Ivory RLM05 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ambush Yellow

Ambush Yellow vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ivory RLM05
Ambush Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ivory RLM05
Ambush Yellow vs Toxic Yellow (72.109)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ivory RLM05

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Ivory RLM05

Ivory RLM05 vs Flak Gun YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ambush Yellow
Ivory RLM05 vs Panzer YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Ambush Yellow
Ivory RLM05 vs Zombie RotTriads: midtones · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Ambush Yellow

All matches: Ambush Yellow equivalents · Ivory RLM05 equivalents