What is the difference between Pyrrhic Dawn and Plague Brown?

ΔE 30 (loose). Plague Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pyrrhic Dawn vs Plague Brown

Pyrrhic Dawn

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ff9c58 (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 30.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Plague Brown is more saturated, cooler than Pyrrhic Dawn.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Pyrrhic Dawn?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 30). Plague Brown is more saturated, cooler than Pyrrhic Dawn.

Can I use Pyrrhic Dawn instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pyrrhic Dawn is more muted, 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 Pyrrhic Dawn on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pyrrhic Dawn

Pyrrhic Dawn vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown
Pyrrhic Dawn vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Plague Brown
Pyrrhic Dawn vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Plague Brown

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Gold Dust WomanBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pyrrhic Dawn
Plague Brown vs Battle of Yellow TavernBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Pyrrhic Dawn
Plague Brown vs Screaming SunBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 29, loose · closer than Pyrrhic Dawn

All matches: Pyrrhic Dawn equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents