I’d agree, except that the rear one appears to be a darker, redder shade than the front one!
Since I still use Humbrol, I stick with Matt 93, which looks brown on the lid and in the tin, but comes up much more yellow when sprayed over a black primer. But the colour you start with bears no relevance to what you end up with after moderation, washes and weathering.
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Elfenbein - another rabbit hole to go down! A lot of people think it’s white/ivory, but it definitely isn’t, as I’ve discovered over the last few years.
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My $.02.
The shade of these three images, from my eye, seems to be what I expect to see when I see photo’s that I believe are color correct. I do acknowledge that there are lighting variations in the three photo’s.
I am not saying variations are not possible.
What always surprises me is the “red” and “green”. When sprayed on thinly, they take on a brick red and grass green look.
In the top photo, if you blow it up you will notice the trailer is covered in rust or something like it giving it that browner look.
Looking at the car in the top photo, it is of near WW2 age. That being I am surprised at how quickly the pieces of equipment in the photo became rust buckets.
Lest you think I have biases, I grew up with Pactra mustard, red brown and Forrest green so my brain still thinks the actual colors just don’t seem right… too light, too red and too grassy.
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And the debate continues . . . . .
Yes, Robin; Clearly these are all the SAME color. All I am/was saying is that the BEST place to sample the color (electronically) in that entire photograph would be of the semi-protected area, (inside surface of that door.) The door which is now being exposed to direct sunlight. Of all the surfaces you highlight the toolbox door is the one closest to being 90 degrees to the incoming sun angle and should give the best “reading” for sampling.
And this would be that electronic sampling:
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I, sorry Bill, what line.? I’m always looking for something new, unless you’re being facetious
Dan
My personal take-away from all this is that the currently accepted shades of available model paints are all a bit too dark and appear to lean towards a slightly green/yellow cast when actually they should be more of a warm tan. Cheers!
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Here is a photo of the winch removed from the German Bergepanther on display at the French Armor Museum. (Photo used here for reference purposes only.) Here you can see the full spectrum of the color shade from bright illumination, to medium tone, to full shadow.
Again I would contend the color is a warm light tan with no hint of any greenish cast.
good point; the original Tamiya Dark yellow looked greener than Karloff
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And we’re having it on yet another new thread today. 
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Thanks Top. That’s looks like the color I started base coating my models with when I started about a year ago but when I relative novice like me starts seeing notable modelers making sand yellow or Iraqi desert their base color I start to wonder if I missed the boat. . You have a lot more patience then my Aussie friend who’s dog is ready to be sicced on me. Id rather the dog practice some Aussie style rappelling with me.