Desert Yellow hex code & equivalents
Vallejo Model Color · Base
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A hex code is an on-screen approximation of the colour in the pot, submitted by a painter on The Painting Ledger. Thinned, layered or under different light the paint will look different; the matches below are measured against this same swatch.
The closest match to Desert Yellow is Privateer Press P3 Blackwater Sand (near-identical, ΔE 1.5). Best in other ranges: Two Thin Coats Flak Gun Yellow; Monument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) Heavy Warm White; Vallejo Model Color Dark Sand.
Matches from other ranges
| Own | Paint | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Desert YellowVallejo Model Color · this paint | ||
| Blackwater SandPrivateer Press P3 · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.5 | |
| Flak Gun YellowTwo Thin Coats · Base | Very closeΔE 2.0 | |
| Pale SkinTwo Thin Coats · Base | Very closeΔE 2.6 | |
| Septic GreenTwo Thin Coats · Base | Very closeΔE 2.6 | |
| Heavy Warm WhiteMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | Very closeΔE 3.0 | |
| Dark SandVallejo Model Color · Base | CloseΔE 3.0 | |
| Desert SandMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | CloseΔE 3.0 | |
| Sandstorm TanTwo Thin Coats · Base | CloseΔE 3.0 | |
| Undgor FleshCitadel · Layer | CloseΔE 3.0 | |
| French Army Desert SandAK Interactive · Base | CloseΔE 3.3 | |
| Gauntlet GoldColour Forge · Base | CloseΔE 3.3 | |
| Cerberus BrownTwo Thin Coats · Base | CloseΔE 3.5 | |
| Iraqi SandVallejo Model Color · Base | CloseΔE 3.5 | |
| Mummy RobesWarpaints Fanatic · Base | CloseΔE 3.5 | |
| Interior Yellow GreenAK Interactive · Base | CloseΔE 3.9 | |
| Morghast BoneCitadel · Base | CloseΔE 4.0 | |
| Ossified EarthColour Forge · Base | CloseΔE 4.0 |
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More Vallejo Model Color Base paints
- Deep Blue
- Deep Green
- Deep Sky Blue
- Deep Yellow
- Desert Brown
- Desert Tan
- Duck Egg Green
- Electric Blue
- Emerald Green
- English Uniform
- Extra Dark Green
- Faded Red
All Vallejo Model Color paints
Vallejo Model Color conversion charts
- Vallejo Model Color → AK Interactive
- Vallejo Model Color → Army Painter
- Vallejo Model Color → Citadel
- Vallejo Model Color → Cuttlefish Colors
- Vallejo Model Color → Monument Hobbies (Pro Acryl)
- Vallejo Model Color → Privateer Press P3
- Vallejo Model Color → Reaper
- Vallejo Model Color → Scale75
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