What is the difference between Vanilla Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Plague Brown is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Vanilla Yellow vs Plague Brown

Vanilla Yellow

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fed854 (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 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Plague Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Vanilla Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Vanilla Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Plague Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Vanilla Yellow.

Can I use Vanilla Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Vanilla Yellow is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Vanilla Yellow

Vanilla Yellow vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown
Vanilla Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Plague Brown
Vanilla Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Plague Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Naples Yellow (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Vanilla Yellow
Plague Brown vs Intense Yellow (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Vanilla Yellow
Plague Brown vs Sahara Yellow (SC11)Scalecolor · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Vanilla Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents