What is the difference between Arylide Yellow Deep and Plague Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Arylide Yellow Deep vs Plague Brown

Arylide Yellow Deep

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Expert Acrylics
Code: E021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0b818 (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Arylide Yellow Deep.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Arylide Yellow Deep?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Arylide Yellow Deep.

Can I use Arylide Yellow Deep instead of Plague Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Arylide Yellow Deep

Arylide Yellow Deep vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown
Arylide Yellow Deep vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Arylide Yellow Deep vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Golden Brown (017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, close · closer than Arylide Yellow Deep
Plague Brown vs Warm Yellow (072)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close · closer than Arylide Yellow Deep
Plague Brown vs Orange Yellow (AMP-007)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Arylide Yellow Deep equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents