What is the difference between Sandgelb RLM 79 and Plague Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Plague Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Plague Brown

Sandgelb RLM 79

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d39d2f (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 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Plague Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Sandgelb RLM 79.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Sandgelb RLM 79?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Plague Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Sandgelb RLM 79.

Can I use Sandgelb RLM 79 instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sandgelb RLM 79 is a little darker, more muted.

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 Sandgelb RLM 79 on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sandgelb RLM 79

Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Sandgelb RLM 79 vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

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 Sandgelb RLM 79
Plague Brown vs Light Rust (A.MIG-0610)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sandgelb RLM 79
Plague Brown vs Lemon Yellow (ATOM-20017)ATOM · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Sandgelb RLM 79 equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents