What is the difference between Orange Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Plague Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Yellow vs Plague Brown

Orange Yellow

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: AMP-007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0a41c (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 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is more muted, cooler than Orange Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Orange Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Plague Brown is more muted, cooler than Orange Yellow.

Can I use Orange Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Yellow is more saturated, 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 Orange Yellow on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Yellow

Orange Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Orange Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Orange Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Plague Brown

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Golden Brown (017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Yellow
Plague Brown vs Warm Yellow (072)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Yellow
Plague Brown vs Arylide Yellow Deep (E021)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Yellow

All matches: Orange Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents