# Desert Yellow (Vallejo Game Air) Paint Equivalents

> Desert Yellow (Vallejo Game Air) equivalents: Citadel Balor Brown, Army Painter Desert Yellow and Two Thin Coats Boot Strap Brown.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-air/desert-yellow-76-063

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Desert Yellow: Vallejo Game Air opaque, 76.063, hex #996732. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Desert Yellow

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

76.063

Hex

#996732

Hex source

community data

## Desert Yellow equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) Citadel Layer ΔE 7.8

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Boot Strap Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/boot-strap-brown) ΔE 6.9

    safe substitute

Desert Yellow is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Air. The closest paint in any other range is Desert Yellow from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 0.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 2 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)

- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Hoard Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoard-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

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

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Wasteland Clay](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wasteland-clay) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Mocca Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mocca-skin) approximate ΔE 13.8

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4

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

- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) approximate ΔE 12.8
- [XV-88](/paints/citadel-base/xv-88) approximate ΔE 13.0

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

- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2
- [Nazdreg Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/nazdreg-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5

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

- [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Tau Light Ochre](/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Tallarn Sand](/paints/citadel-layer/tallarn-sand) approximate ΔE 9.9

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.8
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.0

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

- [Boot Strap Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/boot-strap-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Dry Rust Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Dust Bowl](/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl) approximate ΔE 9.5

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

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/desert-yellow-72-063) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/brown-72-092) near match ΔE 1.7
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/leather-brown-72-040) safe substitute ΔE 3.8

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

- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.3
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6

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

- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0

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

- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Military Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

## Also in Vallejo Game Air

- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/leather-brown-76-040) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Parasite Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/parasite-brown-76-042) safe substitute ΔE 5.5

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-game-air-desert-yellow-76-063)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Desert Yellow?

Balor Brown from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 7.8: the nearest opaque paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Desert Yellow?

Desert Yellow from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.2: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Desert Yellow?

Boot Strap Brown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 6.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.