What is the difference between Camel Yellow and Plague Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camel Yellow vs Plague Brown

Camel Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-34
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fab613 (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 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Camel Yellow.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Camel Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Plague Brown is a little darker, more muted than Camel Yellow.

Can I use Camel Yellow instead of Plague Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Camel Yellow

Camel Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown
Camel Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Plague Brown
Camel Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Tamiya paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Mustard Yellow (PS-56)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Camel Yellow
Plague Brown vs Camel Yellow (PS-19)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 14, fair
Plague Brown vs Pure Orange (TS-98)TS Spray · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Camel Yellow equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents