What is the difference between Zinc Chromate Yellow and Beige?

ΔE 11 (fair). Beige is noticeably lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zinc Chromate Yellow vs Beige

Zinc Chromate Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b49a3a (estimate)

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.917
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7b65b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beige is noticeably lighter than Zinc Chromate Yellow.

Can I use Beige instead of Zinc Chromate Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Beige is noticeably lighter than Zinc Chromate Yellow.

Can I use Zinc Chromate Yellow instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zinc Chromate Yellow is noticeably darker.

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 Zinc Chromate Yellow on the colour wheel See Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zinc Chromate Yellow

Zinc Chromate Yellow vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beige
Zinc Chromate Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige
Zinc Chromate Yellow vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Beige

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Beige

Beige vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Yellow
Beige vs Medium German Yellow (A.MIG-0617)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Yellow
Beige vs Washable Sand (ATOM-20179)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Zinc Chromate Yellow

All matches: Zinc Chromate Yellow equivalents · Beige equivalents