What is the difference between Yellow FS33531 and Plague Brown?

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

Yellow FS33531 vs Plague Brown

Yellow FS33531

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-313
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3bf44 (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 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Yellow FS33531?

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 saturated, warmer than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Yellow FS33531 instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow FS33531 is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Yellow FS33531 on the colour wheel See Plague Brown 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 Plague Brown
Yellow FS33531 vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Plague Brown
Yellow FS33531 vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Cream Yellow (H-34)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow FS33531
Plague Brown vs Cream Yellow (N-34)Acrysion · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow FS33531
Plague Brown vs Radome (H-318)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Yellow FS33531 equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents