What is the difference between Pure Orange and Plague Brown?

ΔE 23 (loose). Plague Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Orange vs Plague Brown

Pure Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-98
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6911f (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 23.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Plague Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Pure Orange.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Pure Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Plague Brown is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Pure Orange.

Can I use Pure Orange instead of Plague Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Orange is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 Pure Orange on the colour wheel See Plague Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Orange

Pure Orange vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Pure Orange vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Plague Brown
Pure Orange vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Plague Brown

Other Tamiya paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Mustard Yellow (PS-56)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pure Orange
Plague Brown vs Camel Yellow (TS-34)TS Spray · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pure Orange
Plague Brown vs Camel Yellow (PS-19)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Pure Orange

All matches: Pure Orange equivalents · Plague Brown equivalents