What is the difference between Yellow Shadow and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Beasty Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Shadow vs Beasty Brown

Yellow Shadow

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

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beasty Brown is more saturated than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Yellow Shadow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Beasty Brown is more saturated than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Yellow Shadow instead of Beasty Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Shadow

Yellow Shadow vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Yellow Shadow vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Yellow Shadow vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Leather Brown (IONIC-0152)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Shadow
Beasty Brown vs Mushroom Brown (IONIC-0151)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Yellow Shadow
Beasty Brown vs Leather Brown (A.MIG-0651)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Yellow Shadow

All matches: Yellow Shadow equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents