Desert Yellow
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#9C8855 · L*57.4 a*0.3 b*30.1
The closest match to Citadel Desert Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Desert Yellow is a mid-toned, moderately saturated yellow. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Dunkelgelb – Dark Yellow RAL 7028 at ΔE 0.5. 12 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Desert Yellow?
AK Interactive Dunkelgelb – Dark Yellow RAL 7028 is the closest equivalent to Citadel Desert Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Terra Dombra (ΔE 1.0) and FolkArt Bright Gold (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Desert Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Old Gold, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Desert Yellow Shop AK Interactive Dunkelgelb – Dark Yellow RAL 7028 Shop AK Interactive Real Colors - AFV set
Desert Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dunkelgelb – Dark Yellow RAL 7028 Real Colors - AFV RC060 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B RAL 7028 Dg I Dunkelgelb AFV AK713 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Terra Dombra Mr Paint MRP-320 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Light Gray Green Mr Paint MRP-399 ΔE 4.3 · close
Desert Yellow equivalent in FolkArt
- A Bright Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 2966 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Parchment Acrylic Colors 450 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Desert Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- A Dragon Bronze Master Series Paints Bones 9449 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Valeros Gold Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89552 ΔE 4.5 · close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- A Old Gold Mecha Color 69.060 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Bright Brass (Metallic) Model Air 71.067 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Warcolours
- B Transparent Ochre Transparent paints ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Metallic Yellow Metallic paints ΔE 9.8 · similar
Desert Yellow equivalent in Monument
- B Dark Golden Brown Pro Acrylic Paints 062 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Light Bronze Pro Acrylic Paints 026 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Desert Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- B Graugrun Gray Warfront Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Iroko Scale Color Range ΔE 6.1 · similar
Desert Yellow equivalent in Foundry
- B Soviet Summer Tan Light Paint System 79C ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Rawhide Paint System 11B ΔE 3.8 · close
Desert Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Wasteland Clay Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Hemp Rope Warpaints WP1431 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Desert Yellow equivalent in Liquitex
- B Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix 237 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- E Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix 530 ΔE 10.9 · far
Desert Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Tan Earth World War II Range 524 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Mid Stone World War II Range 510 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Desert Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #9E8356 | Ochre Brown Acrylics | ΔE 3.5 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.0 |
| P3 | #927D47 | Gun Corps Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mission Models | #AB9353 | RAF Middle Stone | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tom Color | #A28253 | Afrika Mustard | ΔE 4.9 |
| Duncan | #9B8664 | Glistening Gold Wave 1 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Italeri | #A2924C | Panzer Dunkelgelb 1943 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #A68440 | Dark Yellow Mr Color Modulation Set | ΔE 5.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #957E38 | Antique Gold Metallic Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| Tamiya | #A68354 | Tan Aircraft Spray | ΔE 5.7 |
| Revell | #AE8551 | Ochre Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #B0895E | Classic Caramel Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Golden | #B78B38 | Yellow Ochre Fluid | ΔE 8.8 |
| Humbrol | #BF9352 | Desert Yellow Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 9.1 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.4 |
| Arteza | #B88247 | Raw Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 16.1 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- C Kommando Khaki Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Zandri Dust Air ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Hobgrot Hide Base ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Skeleton Horde Contrast ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Karak Stone Air ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Iyanden Darksun Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.1 · similar
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