What is the difference between Mustard and Plague Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Plague Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mustard vs Plague Brown

Mustard

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8a640 (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 12.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is more saturated, cooler than Mustard.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Mustard?

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

Can I use Mustard instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mustard is more muted, 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 Mustard on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mustard

Mustard vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Plague Brown
Mustard vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Plague Brown
Mustard vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · 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 Mustard
Plague Brown vs Light Rust (A.MIG-0610)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mustard
Plague Brown vs Sandgelb RLM 79 (ATOM-20024)ATOM · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mustard

All matches: Mustard equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents