What is the difference between Flak Gun Yellow and Pale Sand?

ΔE 11 (fair). Pale Sand is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flak Gun Yellow vs Pale Sand

Flak Gun Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c7ab5b (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 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Sand is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Flak Gun Yellow.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Flak Gun Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pale Sand is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Flak Gun Yellow.

Can I use Flak Gun Yellow instead of Pale Sand?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Flak Gun Yellow

Flak Gun Yellow vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand
Flak Gun Yellow vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand
Flak Gun Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Sand

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flak Gun Yellow
Pale Sand vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flak Gun Yellow
Pale Sand vs Ambush YellowTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Flak Gun Yellow equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents