What is the difference between British Brown and Ger. Yellow Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

British Brown vs Ger. Yellow Brown

British Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-545
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d6a3b (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 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted than British Brown.

Can I use Ger. Yellow Brown instead of British Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted than British Brown.

Can I use British Brown instead of Ger. Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: British Brown is more saturated.

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 British Brown on the colour wheel See Ger. Yellow Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to British Brown

British Brown vs Dark Yellow (71.025)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
British Brown vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
British Brown vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ger. Yellow Brown

Ger. Yellow Brown vs Pale Earth (AMMO.F-547)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 2, very close · closer than British Brown
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Light Brown (AMMO.F-531)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than British Brown
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: British Brown equivalents · Ger. Yellow Brown equivalents