What is the difference between RLM 02 Gray and Yellow Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Yellow Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 02 Gray vs Yellow Brown

RLM 02 Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-70
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #908d73 (estimate)

Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.246
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #897d62 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Brown is a little darker, warmer than RLM 02 Gray.

Can I use Yellow Brown instead of RLM 02 Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Yellow Brown is a little darker, warmer than RLM 02 Gray.

Can I use RLM 02 Gray instead of Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 02 Gray is a little lighter, cooler.

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 RLM 02 Gray on the colour wheel See Yellow Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 02 Gray

RLM 02 Gray vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Yellow Brown
RLM 02 Gray vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Brown
RLM 02 Gray vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Yellow Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Yellow Brown

Yellow Brown vs RLM 02 Gray (H-70)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than RLM 02 Gray
Yellow Brown vs RLM 02 Gray (C-60)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close
Yellow Brown vs IDF Gray 2 (-1981 Golan) (C-529)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: RLM 02 Gray equivalents · Yellow Brown equivalents