What is the difference between Golden Griffon and Plague Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Plague Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Griffon vs Plague Brown

Golden Griffon

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8b030 (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 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Plague Brown is more saturated than Golden Griffon.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Golden Griffon?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Plague Brown is more saturated than Golden Griffon.

Can I use Golden Griffon instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Griffon is more muted.

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 Golden Griffon on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Griffon

Golden Griffon vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Golden Griffon vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Golden Griffon vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Plague Brown vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Plague Brown vs Averland SunsetColour: Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Golden Griffon equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents