What is the difference between Twin Suns Yellow and Desert Tan?

ΔE 17 (loose). Desert Tan is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twin Suns Yellow vs Desert Tan

Twin Suns Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e6e8ae (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.613
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0bb84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Tan is noticeably darker, warmer than Twin Suns Yellow.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Twin Suns Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Desert Tan is noticeably darker, warmer than Twin Suns Yellow.

Can I use Twin Suns Yellow instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twin Suns Yellow is noticeably lighter, 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 Twin Suns Yellow on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Twin Suns Yellow

Twin Suns Yellow vs Ice Yellow (70.858)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Tan
Twin Suns Yellow vs Off-White (71.270)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Desert Tan
Twin Suns Yellow vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Desert Tan

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Pale SkinBrights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Twin Suns Yellow
Desert Tan vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Twin Suns Yellow
Desert Tan vs Zombie RotTriads: midtones · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Twin Suns Yellow

All matches: Twin Suns Yellow equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents