What is the difference between Charred Bone and Yellow Brown?

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

Charred Bone vs Yellow Brown

Charred Bone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a08560 (estimate)

Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.246
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #897d62 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Charred Bone.

Can I use Yellow Brown instead of Charred Bone?

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

Can I use Charred Bone instead of Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Charred Bone is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Charred Bone on the colour wheel See Yellow Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Charred Bone

Charred Bone vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Yellow Brown
Charred Bone vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Brown
Charred Bone vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Brown

Yellow Brown vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Charred Bone
Yellow Brown vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Charred Bone
Yellow Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Charred Bone

All matches: Charred Bone equivalents · Yellow Brown equivalents