What is the difference between Dirty Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Plague Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dirty Yellow vs Plague Brown

Dirty Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eca630 (estimate)

Plague Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0ab24 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Plague Brown is cooler than Dirty Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Dirty Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Plague Brown is cooler than Dirty Yellow.

Can I use Dirty Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dirty Yellow is warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Dirty Yellow on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dirty Yellow

Dirty Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Plague Brown
Dirty Yellow vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Plague Brown
Dirty Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Sand Yellow (AK11035)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, close
Plague Brown vs Volcanic Yellow (AK11042)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
Plague Brown vs Dirty Yellow (AK17007)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Dirty Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents