What is the difference between Yellow Shadow and Bullwhack Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Bullwhack Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Shadow vs Bullwhack Brown

Yellow Shadow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b06e3c (estimate)

Bullwhack Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8704a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bullwhack Brown is more muted than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Bullwhack Brown instead of Yellow Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Bullwhack Brown is more muted than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Yellow Shadow instead of Bullwhack Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Shadow is more saturated.

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 Yellow Shadow on the colour wheel See Bullwhack Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Shadow

Yellow Shadow vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bullwhack Brown
Yellow Shadow vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bullwhack Brown
Yellow Shadow vs Barren YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Bullwhack Brown

Bullwhack Brown vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Shadow
Bullwhack Brown vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Shadow
Bullwhack Brown vs Earth (A.MIG-0619)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Yellow Shadow equivalents · Bullwhack Brown equivalents