What is the difference between Tombstone Yellow and Baneblade Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Baneblade Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tombstone Yellow vs Baneblade Brown

Tombstone Yellow

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

Baneblade Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09068 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Baneblade Brown is warmer than Tombstone Yellow.

Can I use Baneblade Brown instead of Tombstone Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Baneblade Brown is warmer than Tombstone Yellow.

Can I use Tombstone Yellow instead of Baneblade Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tombstone Yellow is 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 Tombstone Yellow on the colour wheel See Baneblade Brown on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Tombstone Yellow

Tombstone Yellow vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Baneblade Brown
Tombstone Yellow vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 9, close
Tombstone Yellow vs Karak StoneColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Baneblade Brown

Baneblade Brown vs Medium Soil (A.MIG-3522)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tombstone Yellow
Baneblade Brown vs Dunkelgelb (ATOM-20012)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tombstone Yellow
Baneblade Brown vs IDF Sand Grey '73 (ATOM-20008)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tombstone Yellow

All matches: Tombstone Yellow equivalents · Baneblade Brown equivalents