What is the difference between Mars Yellow and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Bronze Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mars Yellow vs Bronze Brown

Mars Yellow

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa542d (estimate)

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bronze Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Mars Yellow.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Mars Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Bronze Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Mars Yellow.

Can I use Mars Yellow instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Mars Yellow on the colour wheel See Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Yellow

Mars Yellow vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Mars Yellow vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Mars Yellow vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Golden paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Transparent Brown Iron OxideHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Mars Yellow
Bronze Brown vs Burnt Sienna (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 19, loose
Bronze Brown vs Red Oxide (PR101)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Mars Yellow equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents