What is the difference between Golden Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Plague Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Yellow vs Plague Brown

Golden Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2a900 (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 more muted than Golden Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Golden Yellow?

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

Can I use Golden Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Yellow 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 Golden Yellow on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Yellow

Golden Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Golden Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown
Golden Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown

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 Golden Yellow
Plague Brown vs Light Rust (A.MIG-0610)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Golden Yellow
Plague Brown vs Sandgelb RLM 79 (ATOM-20024)ATOM · ΔE 10, close · closer than Golden Yellow

All matches: Golden Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents