What is the difference between Splittermuster Base and Ger. Yellow Brown?

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

Splittermuster Base vs Ger. Yellow Brown

Splittermuster Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11414
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #696647 (estimate)

Ger. Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #746445 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ger. Yellow Brown is warmer than Splittermuster Base.

Can I use Ger. Yellow Brown instead of Splittermuster Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Ger. Yellow Brown is warmer than Splittermuster Base.

Can I use Splittermuster Base instead of Ger. Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Splittermuster Base 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 Splittermuster Base on the colour wheel See Ger. Yellow Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Splittermuster Base

Splittermuster Base vs Parched Grass (Late) (70.610)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Splittermuster Base vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Splittermuster Base vs Hemp (71.023)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ger. Yellow Brown

Ger. Yellow Brown vs MERDC Sand (FS30277) (AK11343)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Splittermuster Base
Ger. Yellow Brown vs IDF Sand Grey 1970s-1980s (AK11353)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Splittermuster Base
Ger. Yellow Brown vs RAL 8000 Gelbbraun (AK11327)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Splittermuster Base

All matches: Splittermuster Base equivalents · Ger. Yellow Brown equivalents