What is the difference between RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) and Yellow Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Yellow Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) vs Yellow Brown

RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941)

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11812
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80805e (estimate)

Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.246
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #897d62 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Brown is warmer than RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941).

Can I use Yellow Brown instead of RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Yellow Brown is warmer than RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941).

Can I use RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) instead of Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) is cooler.

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 RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) on the colour wheel See Yellow Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941)

RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Yellow Brown
RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Brown
RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) vs Hemp (71.023)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Yellow Brown

Yellow Brown vs IJA #30 Karekusa iro (Dry Grass) (AK11905)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941)
Yellow Brown vs US Interior Yellow Green (AK11859)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941)
Yellow Brown vs A-21m Light Yellowish Brown (AK11914)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close

All matches: RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) equivalents · Yellow Brown equivalents