What is the difference between Honey Moon Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Honey Moon Yellow vs Plague Brown

Honey Moon Yellow

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6b910 (estimate)

Plague Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0ab24 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Honey Moon Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Honey Moon Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Honey Moon Yellow.

Can I use Honey Moon Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Honey Moon Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Honey Moon Yellow on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Honey Moon Yellow

Honey Moon Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown
Honey Moon Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Plague Brown
Honey Moon Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Honey Moon Yellow
Plague Brown vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair
Plague Brown vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Honey Moon Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents