What is the difference between Dark Mustard Khaki and Ger. Yellow Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Mustard Khaki vs Ger. Yellow Brown

Dark Mustard Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4157P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c6036 (estimate)

Ger. Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #746445 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, warmer than Dark Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Ger. Yellow Brown instead of Dark Mustard Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, warmer than Dark Mustard Khaki.

Can I use Dark Mustard Khaki instead of Ger. Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Mustard Khaki is more saturated, cooler.

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 Dark Mustard Khaki on the colour wheel See Ger. Yellow Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Mustard Khaki

Dark Mustard Khaki vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Dark Mustard Khaki vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Dark Mustard Khaki vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Ger. Yellow Brown

Ger. Yellow Brown vs Prairie OchreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Mustard Khaki equivalents · Ger. Yellow Brown equivalents