What is the difference between Plague Brown and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 13 (fair). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Plague Brown vs Yellow Ochre

Plague Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.039
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0ab24 (estimate)

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.913
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6a13c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more muted than Plague Brown.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Plague Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more muted than Plague Brown.

Can I use Plague Brown instead of Yellow Ochre?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Plague Brown

Plague Brown vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Plague Brown vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Plague Brown vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plague Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Plague Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Plague Brown

All matches: Plague Brown equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents