What is the difference between Mustard Yellow and Beige?

ΔE 16 (loose). Beige is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mustard Yellow vs Beige

Mustard Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-56
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d2ab2c (estimate)

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.917
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7b65b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beige is a little lighter, much more muted than Mustard Yellow.

Can I use Beige instead of Mustard Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Beige is a little lighter, much more muted than Mustard Yellow.

Can I use Mustard Yellow instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mustard Yellow is a little darker, much 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 Mustard Yellow on the colour wheel See Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mustard Yellow

Mustard Yellow vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beige
Mustard Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Beige
Mustard Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beige

Other Tamiya paints close to Beige

Beige vs Dark Yellow (XF-60)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mustard Yellow
Beige vs Dark Yellow 2 (XF-88)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mustard Yellow
Beige vs Dark Yellow (TS-3)TS Spray · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mustard Yellow

All matches: Mustard Yellow equivalents · Beige equivalents