What is the difference between Sun Bleach Yellow and German Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). German Yellow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun Bleach Yellow vs German Yellow

Sun Bleach Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfc35e (estimate)

German Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.806
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfb151 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Yellow is a little darker than Sun Bleach Yellow.

Can I use German Yellow instead of Sun Bleach Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). German Yellow is a little darker than Sun Bleach Yellow.

Can I use Sun Bleach Yellow instead of German Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sun Bleach Yellow is a little lighter.

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 Sun Bleach Yellow on the colour wheel See German Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sun Bleach Yellow

Sun Bleach Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Yellow
Sun Bleach Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than German Yellow
Sun Bleach Yellow vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than German Yellow

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to German Yellow

German Yellow vs Flak Gun YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sun Bleach Yellow
German Yellow vs Ambush YellowTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair
German Yellow vs Septic GreenBrights · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Sun Bleach Yellow equivalents · German Yellow equivalents