What is the difference between Sand Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Plague Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sand Yellow vs Plague Brown

Sand Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11035
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4b945 (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 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Plague Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Sand Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Sand Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Plague Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Sand Yellow.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more muted.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Sand Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown
Sand Yellow vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Dirty Yellow (AK11043)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow
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: Sand Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents