What is the difference between Plasma Green and German Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). German Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Plasma Green vs German Yellow

Plasma Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ac9f3c (estimate)

German Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.806
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfb151 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Yellow is a little lighter than Plasma Green.

Can I use German Yellow instead of Plasma Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). German Yellow is a little lighter than Plasma Green.

Can I use Plasma Green instead of German Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Plasma Green is a little darker.

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 Plasma Green on the colour wheel See German Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Plasma Green

Plasma Green vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Plasma Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Plasma Green vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to German Yellow

German Yellow vs Medium German Yellow (A.MIG-0617)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close
German Yellow vs Zinc Chromate Yellow (ATOM-20013)ATOM · ΔE 10, close
German Yellow vs Pale Gold Yellow (AMMO.F-517)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Plasma Green equivalents · German Yellow equivalents