What is the difference between Tiger Brown and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 9 (close). Yellow RLM04 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tiger Brown vs Yellow RLM04

Tiger Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3212
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ef9300 (estimate)

Yellow RLM04

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow RLM04 is more muted than Tiger Brown.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Tiger Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow RLM04 is more muted than Tiger Brown.

Can I use Tiger Brown instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tiger Brown 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 Tiger Brown on the colour wheel See Yellow RLM04 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tiger Brown

Tiger Brown vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Tiger Brown vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Tiger Brown vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Arrakis Brown (3213)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tiger Brown
Yellow RLM04 vs Golden Brown (4121)Opaque Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tiger Brown
Yellow RLM04 vs Ochre Desert (1828)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Tiger Brown equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents