What is the difference between Medium German Yellow and Beige?

ΔE 10 (close). Beige is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium German Yellow vs Beige

Medium German Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0617
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7c865 (estimate)

Beige

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beige is a little darker, warmer than Medium German Yellow.

Can I use Beige instead of Medium German Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Beige is a little darker, warmer than Medium German Yellow.

Can I use Medium German Yellow instead of Beige?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium German Yellow

Medium German Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Beige
Medium German Yellow vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige
Medium German Yellow vs Toxic Yellow (72.109)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beige

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Beige

Beige vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium German Yellow
Beige vs Washable Sand (ATOM-20179)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair
Beige vs Zinc Chromate Yellow (ATOM-20013)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Medium German Yellow equivalents · Beige equivalents