Paint Equivalents

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. 11 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Desert Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Dunkelgelb – Dark Yellow RAL 7028 RC060 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. B RAL 7028 Dg I Dunkelgelb AK713 ΔE 2.1 · very close

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Terra Dombra MRP-320 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Light Gray Green MRP-399 ΔE 4.3 · close

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Desert Yellow equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Bright Gold 2966 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. D Parchment 450 ΔE 5.0 · similar

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Dragon Bronze 9449 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Valeros Gold 89552 ΔE 4.5 · close

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Old Gold 69.060 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Bright Brass (Metallic) 71.067 ΔE 2.6 · very close

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Transparent Ochre ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D Metallic Yellow ΔE 9.8 · similar

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Monument

  1. B Dark Golden Brown 062 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Light Bronze 026 ΔE 3.3 · very close

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Graugrun Gray ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Iroko ΔE 6.1 · similar

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Soviet Summer Tan Light 79C ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Rawhide 11B ΔE 3.8 · close

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Desert Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Wasteland Clay ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Hemp Rope WP1431 ΔE 5.5 · similar

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Iridescent Antique Gold 237 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. E Bronze Yellow 530 ΔE 10.9 · far

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Desert Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Tan Earth 524 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Mid Stone 510 ΔE 6.4 · similar

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Desert Yellow in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #9E8356 Ochre Brown ΔE 3.5
Creature #967E51 Light Bronze ΔE 4.0
P3 #927D47 Gun Corps Brown ΔE 4.1
Mission Models #AB9353 RAF Middle Stone ΔE 4.7
Duncan #9B8664 Glistening Gold ΔE 4.9
Italeri #A2924C Panzer Dunkelgelb 1943 ΔE 5.2
Mr. Hobby #A68440 Dark Yellow ΔE 5.3
Green Stuff World #957E38 Antique Gold ΔE 5.4
Tamiya #A68354 Tan ΔE 5.7
Revell #AE8551 Ochre Brown ΔE 7.1
Apple Barrel #B0895E Classic Caramel ΔE 7.9
Golden #B78B38 Yellow Ochre ΔE 8.8
Humbrol #BF9352 Desert Yellow ΔE 9.1
Kimera Kolors #A99E85 Cloudy Sky ΔE 10.4
Arteza #B88247 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.5
Turbo Dork #D6B34F All That Glitters ΔE 16.1

Nearest colours inside Citadel

  1. C Kommando Khaki ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Zandri Dust ΔE 4.1 · close
  3. C Zandri Dust ΔE 4.1 · close
  4. C Zandri Dust ΔE 4.1 · close
  5. C Hobgrot Hide ΔE 4.7 · close
  6. D Skeleton Horde ΔE 5.7 · similar