What is the difference between Warm Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Yellow vs Plague Brown

Warm Yellow

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #feb10d (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 14.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Warm Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Warm Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm 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 Warm Yellow on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Yellow

Warm Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Warm Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown
Warm Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Yellow
Plague Brown vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Warm Yellow
Plague Brown vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Warm Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents