What is the difference between Golden Brown and Gold Yellow?

ΔE 19 (loose). Gold Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Gold Yellow

Golden Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c67512 (estimate)

Gold Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e96c1c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gold Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Gold Yellow instead of Golden Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Gold Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Gold Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is a little darker, 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 Gold Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Gold Yellow
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gold Yellow
Golden Brown vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gold Yellow

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Gold Yellow

Gold Yellow vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golden Brown
Gold Yellow vs Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Golden Brown
Gold Yellow vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Gold Yellow equivalents