# Military Yellow (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents

> Military Yellow (Vallejo Xpress, 72.453) equivalents: Citadel Snakebite Leather and Army Painter Golden Armour, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Military Yellow: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.453, hex #805e30. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Military Yellow

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Code

72.453

Hex

#805e30

Hex source

community data

## Military Yellow equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) Citadel Contrast ΔE 7.3

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Golden Armour](/paints/speedpaint-2/golden-armour) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 8.0

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dust Bowl](/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl) ΔE 6.2

    ⚠ cross-finish

Military Yellow is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Snakebite Leather from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 7.3, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none 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)

- [Golden Armour](/paints/speedpaint-2/golden-armour) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Hoard Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoard-bronze) approximate ΔE 8.6

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

- [Greedy Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/greedy-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4

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

- [XV-88](/paints/citadel-base/xv-88) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Steel Legion Drab](/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9
- [Balthasar Gold](/paints/citadel-base/balthasar-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1

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

- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Nazdreg Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/nazdreg-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) approximate ΔE 9.0

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

- [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Skrag Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/skrag-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Brass Scorpion](/paints/citadel-layer/brass-scorpion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1
- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.4

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

- [Dust Bowl](/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [Scabbard Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/scabbard-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Ancient Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/ancient-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1

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

- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.2
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/leather-brown-76-040) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/beasty-brown-76-043) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5

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

- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-color/earth-72-062) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.2
- [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/beasty-brown-72-043) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.7
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/leather-brown-72-040) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1

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

- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7

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

- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.2
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/brown-76-513) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Wasteland Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wasteland-brown-72-420) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Battledress Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/battledress-brown-72-473) approximate ΔE 10.4

Every pot in [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress) 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-xpress-military-yellow-72-453)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Military Yellow?

Snakebite Leather from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 7.3: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Military Yellow?

Golden Armour from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 8.0: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Military Yellow?

Dust Bowl from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 6.2. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.