What is the difference between Sahara Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 19 (loose). Plague Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sahara Yellow vs Plague Brown

Sahara Yellow

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC11
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b78824 (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 18.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Plague Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Sahara Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Sahara Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Plague Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Sahara Yellow.

Can I use Sahara Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sahara Yellow is noticeably darker, much more muted.

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 Sahara Yellow on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sahara Yellow

Sahara Yellow vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown
Sahara Yellow vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Plague Brown
Sahara Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Plague Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Naples Yellow (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sahara Yellow
Plague Brown vs Intense Yellow (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sahara Yellow
Plague Brown vs Vanilla Yellow (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Sahara Yellow

All matches: Sahara Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents