Looking for a Desert Yellow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Desert Yellow (Vallejo Hobby Spray) in Vallejo Game Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Xpress Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
Closest match in each brand
Overall closest colors
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Create your free guideMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.