What is the difference between Gyzmo Fur and Desert Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Desert Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gyzmo Fur vs Desert Yellow

Gyzmo Fur

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a6644 (estimate)

Desert Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.977
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a97d44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Gyzmo Fur.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Gyzmo Fur?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Desert Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler than Gyzmo Fur.

Can I use Gyzmo Fur instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gyzmo Fur is a little darker, much more muted, 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 Gyzmo Fur on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gyzmo Fur

Gyzmo Fur vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Gyzmo Fur vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Gyzmo Fur vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Yellow

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Dark Sun YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gyzmo Fur
Desert Yellow vs Panzer YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gyzmo Fur
Desert Yellow vs Ares FleshTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Gyzmo Fur

All matches: Gyzmo Fur equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents