What is the difference between Medium Soil and Tombstone Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Tombstone Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Soil vs Tombstone Yellow

Medium Soil

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e875b (estimate)

Tombstone Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0143
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a89968 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tombstone Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Medium Soil.

Can I use Tombstone Yellow instead of Medium Soil?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Tombstone Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Medium Soil.

Can I use Medium Soil instead of Tombstone Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Soil is a little darker, warmer.

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 Soil on the colour wheel See Tombstone Yellow on the colour wheel

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Soil

Medium Soil vs Dunkelgelb (ATOM-20012)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Tombstone Yellow
Medium Soil vs Sunny Skintone (AMMO.F-537)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tombstone Yellow
Medium Soil vs Pale Yellow Green FS-33481 (AMMO.F-505)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tombstone Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Tombstone Yellow

Tombstone Yellow vs Sunny Skintone (AMMO.F-537)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Soil
Tombstone Yellow vs Dunkelgelb (ATOM-20012)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Soil
Tombstone Yellow vs IDF Sand Grey '73 (ATOM-20008)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Soil

All matches: Medium Soil equivalents · Tombstone Yellow equivalents