# Zamesi Desert (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Zamesi Desert (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Yellow, Army Painter Burnt Turf and Two Thin Coats Flaming Forge Orange, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/zamesi-desert

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Zamesi Desert: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #d89d1b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Zamesi Desert

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#d89d1b

Hex source

community data

## Zamesi Desert equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-69-004) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.004 ΔE 3.5

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Burnt Turf](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/burnt-turf) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.3

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Flaming Forge Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/flaming-forge-orange) ΔE 5.7

    safe substitute

Zamesi Desert is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Yellow from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 3.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 4 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Sand Golem](/paints/speedpaint-2/sand-golem) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0
- [Ancient Honey](/paints/speedpaint-2/ancient-honey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Peachy Flesh](/paints/speedpaint-2/peachy-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Burnt Turf](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/burnt-turf) approximate ΔE 9.3
- [Fiendish Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/fiendish-yellow) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Glowing Inferno](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/glowing-inferno) approximate ΔE 10.8

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.2
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 38.6
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 44.4

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Averland Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) approximate ΔE 14.7

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.9

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Flaming Forge Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/flaming-forge-orange) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Cerberus Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/cerberus-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Manticore Ochre](/paints/two-thin-coats/manticore-ochre) safe substitute ΔE 6.5

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sun-yellow-76-006) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) approximate ΔE 9.7

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-72-085) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sun-yellow-72-006) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Filthy Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/filthy-brown-72-037) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-69-004) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Yellow Ochre](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-ochre-69-032) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Sand Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-yellow-69-033) approximate ΔE 9.7

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6
- [Pale Burnt Metal](/paints/vallejo-metal/pale-burnt-metal-77-704) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.1

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Ungor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/ungor-flesh) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Auric Armour Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/auric-armour-gold) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Kislev Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/kislev-flesh) approximate ΔE 11.0

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Zamesi Desert?

Yellow from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 3.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Zamesi Desert?

Burnt Turf from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 9.3: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Zamesi Desert?

Flaming Forge Orange from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.