What is the difference between Argonaut Skin and Sand Yellow RLM79?

ΔE 8 (close). Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Argonaut Skin vs Sand Yellow RLM79

Argonaut Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f5e49 (estimate)

Sand Yellow RLM79

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.278
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #876b4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter, cooler than Argonaut Skin.

Can I use Sand Yellow RLM79 instead of Argonaut Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter, cooler than Argonaut Skin.

Can I use Argonaut Skin instead of Sand Yellow RLM79?

The same difference applies the other way round: Argonaut Skin is a little darker, 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 Argonaut Skin on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow RLM79 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Argonaut Skin

Argonaut Skin vs Mud Brown (71.037)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Argonaut Skin vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Argonaut Skin vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sand Yellow RLM79

Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Argonaut Skin
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Boot Strap BrownTriads: midtones · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Argonaut Skin
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Noble Steed BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Argonaut Skin equivalents · Sand Yellow RLM79 equivalents