What is the difference between Yellow Flame and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Sand Yellow is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Flame vs Sand Yellow

Yellow Flame

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcaf3c (estimate)

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.916
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3b844 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sand Yellow is more muted, cooler than Yellow Flame.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Yellow Flame?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Sand Yellow is more muted, cooler than Yellow Flame.

Can I use Yellow Flame instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Flame is more saturated, 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 Yellow Flame on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Flame

Yellow Flame vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Yellow Flame vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Yellow Flame vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Cerberus BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Flame
Sand Yellow vs Sun Bleach YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow Flame
Sand Yellow vs Manticore OchreTriads: midtones · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Yellow Flame

All matches: Yellow Flame equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents