What is the difference between Yellow FS33531 and Buff?

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

Yellow FS33531 vs Buff

Yellow FS33531

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-313
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3bf44 (estimate)

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Buff is a little darker, more muted than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Buff instead of Yellow FS33531?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Buff is a little darker, more muted than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Yellow FS33531 instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow FS33531 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 Yellow FS33531 on the colour wheel See Buff on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow FS33531

Yellow FS33531 vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Buff
Yellow FS33531 vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Buff
Yellow FS33531 vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Buff

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Buff

Buff vs Dark Yellow (H-403)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow FS33531
Buff vs Chromate Yellow Primer FS33481 (C-352)Mr. Color · ΔE 12, fair
Buff vs Interior Green (C-27)Mr. Color · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Yellow FS33531 equivalents · Buff equivalents