What is the difference between Mustard Yellow and Japan. Unif. WWII?

ΔE 9 (close). Japan. Unif. WWII is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mustard Yellow vs Japan. Unif. WWII

Mustard Yellow

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1783
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #93740e (estimate)

Japan. Unif. WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.923
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907929 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Japan. Unif. WWII is more muted than Mustard Yellow.

Can I use Japan. Unif. WWII instead of Mustard Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Japan. Unif. WWII is more muted than Mustard Yellow.

Can I use Mustard Yellow instead of Japan. Unif. WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mustard 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 Mustard Yellow on the colour wheel See Japan. Unif. WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mustard Yellow

Mustard Yellow vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Mustard Yellow vs Military Yellow (70.764)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair
Mustard Yellow vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Japan. Unif. WWII

Japan. Unif. WWII vs Desert Camo (1857)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mustard Yellow
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Camouflage Green (1800)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Coyote Brown (1856)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Mustard Yellow equivalents · Japan. Unif. WWII equivalents