What is the difference between Warm Yellow and Plague Brown?

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

Warm Yellow vs Plague Brown

Warm Yellow

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 072
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2b81c (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 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Warm Yellow?

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

Can I use Warm Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Yellow

Warm Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Plague Brown
Warm Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Warm Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Golden Brown (017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, close · closer than Warm Yellow
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: Warm Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents