What is the difference between Ambush Yellow and Pale Sand?

ΔE 13 (fair). Pale Sand is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ambush Yellow vs Pale Sand

Ambush Yellow

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

Pale Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.837
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb779 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Sand is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Ambush Yellow.

✓ Two Thin Coats comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Ambush Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Pale Sand is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Ambush Yellow.

Can I use Ambush Yellow instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ambush Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Ambush Yellow on the colour wheel See Pale Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ambush Yellow

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ambush Yellow
Pale Sand vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ambush Yellow
Pale Sand vs Flak Gun YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ambush Yellow

All matches: Ambush Yellow equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents