What is the difference between Yellow Shadow and Orange Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Orange Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Shadow vs Orange Brown

Yellow Shadow

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

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Brown is a little darker, cooler than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Yellow Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Orange Brown is a little darker, cooler than Yellow Shadow.

Can I use Yellow Shadow instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Shadow is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Orange 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 Orange Brown
Yellow Shadow vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Brown
Yellow Shadow vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Red Tile (A.MIG-3525)Oilbrusher · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Shadow
Orange Brown vs Brown (IONIC-0154)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Yellow Shadow
Orange Brown vs Mushroom Brown (IONIC-0151)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Yellow Shadow equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents