What is the difference between Meteor Rock and Plague Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Meteor Rock vs Plague Brown

Meteor Rock

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0b800 (estimate)

Plague Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0ab24 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Meteor Rock.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Meteor Rock?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Meteor Rock.

Can I use Meteor Rock instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Meteor Rock is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Meteor Rock on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Meteor Rock

Meteor Rock vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown
Meteor Rock vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Plague Brown
Meteor Rock vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Meteor Rock
Plague Brown vs Fire LizardWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close · closer than Meteor Rock
Plague Brown vs Inner LightWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Meteor Rock equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents