What is the difference between Golden Brown and Medium Yellow?

ΔE 17 (loose). Medium Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Medium Yellow

Golden Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4121
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd8e17 (estimate)

Medium Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.002
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9a70d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Medium Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Golden Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Medium Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Medium Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is noticeably darker, much 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 Brown on the colour wheel See Medium Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Yellow
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Yellow
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Medium Yellow

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Medium Yellow

Medium Yellow vs Go Mango (1782)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Golden Brown
Medium Yellow vs Tiger Brown (3212)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golden Brown
Medium Yellow vs Arrakis Brown (3213)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Golden Brown

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents