What is the difference between Golden Brown and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 13 (fair). Yellow RLM04 is noticeably lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Yellow RLM04

Golden Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c67512 (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 13.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow RLM04 is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Golden Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Yellow RLM04 is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is noticeably 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 Yellow RLM04 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 Yellow RLM04
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Golden Brown vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yellow RLM04

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Yellow RLM04 vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Golden Brown
Yellow RLM04 vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents