This is a common color; 5 other brands cover it, the nearest being Monument Pro Acryl Primary Yellow at 92 percent. Zamesi Desert sits in the yellow family: light in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. Within the Citadel range it ladders cleanly, Hobgrot Hide for the shadows and Averland Sunset for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Zamesi Desert equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Zamesi Desert outright, but 3 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Monument Pro Acryl equivalent: Monument Pro Acryl Primary Yellow, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.6).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Fiendish Yellow, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.9).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Ochre, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Honey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Arrakis Brown, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.9).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Yellow Ochre, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.6 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Scale75
Green Stuff World
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
Humbrol
P3 Paints
Revell
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Zamesi Desert?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Primary Yellow at 92% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Zamesi Desert?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Fiendish Yellow at 90%, a same-finish match.
What color is Zamesi Desert?
Zamesi Desert is a light vivid yellow with a warm undertone (hex #D89D1B).
What do I highlight and shade Zamesi Desert with?
Highlight Zamesi Desert toward Averland Sunset and shade it down into Hobgrot Hide, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.