What is the difference between Gold Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gold Yellow vs Plague Brown

Gold Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20020
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fab814 (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 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Gold Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Gold Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Gold Yellow.

Can I use Gold Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gold Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Gold Yellow on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gold Yellow

Gold Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown
Gold Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Plague Brown
Gold Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Pure Yellow (AMMO.F-529)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gold Yellow
Plague Brown vs Light Rust (A.MIG-0610)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Gold Yellow
Plague Brown vs Sandgelb RLM 79 (ATOM-20024)ATOM · ΔE 10, close · closer than Gold Yellow

All matches: Gold Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents