What is the difference between Golden Brown and Plague Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Plague Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Plague Brown

Golden Brown

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dca027 (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 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Plague Brown is a little lighter than Golden Brown.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Golden Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Plague Brown is a little lighter than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is a little darker.

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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Golden Brown vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Warm Yellow (072)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close
Plague Brown vs Arylide Yellow Deep (E021)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 9, close
Plague Brown vs Orange Yellow (AMP-007)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents