What is the difference between Faded Yellow and Beige?

ΔE 16 (loose). Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Faded Yellow vs Beige

Faded Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5d162 (estimate)

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.917
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7b65b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Faded Yellow.

Can I use Beige instead of Faded Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Faded Yellow.

Can I use Faded Yellow instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Faded Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Faded Yellow on the colour wheel See Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Faded Yellow

Faded Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige
Faded Yellow vs Toxic Yellow (72.109)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Beige
Faded Yellow vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Beige

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Beige

Beige vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Faded Yellow
Beige vs Medium German Yellow (A.MIG-0617)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Faded Yellow
Beige vs Washable Sand (ATOM-20179)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Faded Yellow

All matches: Faded Yellow equivalents · Beige equivalents