What is the difference between Megaboss Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Plague Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Megaboss Yellow vs Plague Brown

Megaboss Yellow

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4ac11 (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 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is more muted than Megaboss Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Megaboss Yellow?

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

Can I use Megaboss Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Megaboss Yellow is 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 Megaboss Yellow on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Megaboss Yellow

Megaboss Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Megaboss Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Plague Brown
Megaboss Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Golden GriffonColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Megaboss Yellow
Plague Brown vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Megaboss Yellow
Plague Brown vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Megaboss Yellow

All matches: Megaboss Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents