Desert Yellow Equivalents
Vallejo Model Color · Base · Matte · 70.977
Looking for a Desert Yellow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Desert Yellow (Vallejo Model Color) in Army Painter Warpaints, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Fanatic, 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
Light Tone Wash
Army Painter Warpaints · #B8975F
Karak Stone
Citadel Colour · #B7945C
Filthy Brown
Vallejo Game Color · #9B7E34
Ancient Leather
Army Painter Fanatic · #8B6914
Overall closest colors
Light Tone Wash
Army Painter Warpaints
Karak Stone
Citadel Colour
Hobgrot Hide
Citadel Colour
Zandri Dust
Citadel Colour
Filthy Brown
Vallejo Game Color
Morghast Bone
Citadel Colour
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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.