What is the difference between Beige and German Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). German Yellow is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beige vs German Yellow

Beige

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

German Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.806
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfb151 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Yellow is a little darker, cooler than Beige.

Can I use German Yellow instead of Beige?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). German Yellow is a little darker, cooler than Beige.

Can I use Beige instead of German Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beige is a little lighter, 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 Beige on the colour wheel See German Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Beige

Beige vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Yellow
Beige vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than German Yellow
Beige vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Vallejo paints close to German Yellow

German Yellow vs Ivory RLM05 (71.106)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige
German Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
German Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Beige equivalents · German Yellow equivalents