What is the difference between Yellow FS33531 and Beige?

ΔE 8 (close). Beige is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow FS33531 vs Beige

Yellow FS33531

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-313
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3b978 (estimate)

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.074
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #debc6b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beige is more saturated, cooler than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Beige instead of Yellow FS33531?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Beige is more saturated, cooler than Yellow FS33531.

Can I use Yellow FS33531 instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow FS33531 is more muted, warmer.

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 Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow FS33531

Yellow FS33531 vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beige
Yellow FS33531 vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Yellow FS33531 vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Beige

Beige vs Radome (C-318)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Beige vs Tan (C-44)Mr. Color · ΔE 13, fair
Beige vs Tan (H-27)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Yellow FS33531 equivalents · Beige equivalents