What is the difference between Lemon Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lemon Yellow vs Plague Brown

Lemon Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9c22a (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 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Lemon Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Lemon Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Lemon Yellow.

Can I use Lemon Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Lemon Yellow

Lemon Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown
Lemon Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown
Lemon Yellow vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 11, 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 Lemon Yellow
Plague Brown vs Light Rust (A.MIG-0610)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Lemon Yellow
Plague Brown vs Sandgelb RLM 79 (ATOM-20024)ATOM · ΔE 10, close · closer than Lemon Yellow

All matches: Lemon Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents