What is the difference between Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide and Plague Brown?

ΔE 6 (very close). Plague Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide vs Plague Brown

Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY42
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2b938 (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 5.6, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Plague Brown is a little darker than Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Plague Brown is a little darker than Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide.

Can I use Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is a little lighter.

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 Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Golden paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Nickel Azo Yellow (PY150)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide
Plague Brown vs Yellow Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair
Plague Brown vs Naples Yellow Deep (1222)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents