What is the difference between Pale Gold Yellow and Beige?

ΔE 12 (fair). Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Gold Yellow vs Beige

Pale Gold Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-517
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7c657 (estimate)

Beige

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

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Pale Gold Yellow.

Can I use Beige instead of Pale Gold Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Pale Gold Yellow.

Can I use Pale Gold Yellow instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Gold Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Pale Gold Yellow on the colour wheel See Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Gold Yellow

Pale Gold Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beige
Pale Gold Yellow vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Beige
Pale Gold Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Beige

Beige vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Gold Yellow
Beige vs Medium German Yellow (A.MIG-0617)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pale Gold Yellow
Beige vs Washable Sand (ATOM-20179)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pale Gold Yellow

All matches: Pale Gold Yellow equivalents · Beige equivalents