Faded Yellow -5-
AK Interactive · Figures · AK3038
#FFAF10 · L*77.3 a*18.9 b*78.7
The closest match to AK Interactive Faded Yellow -5- in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Faded Yellow -5- is a light, vivid orange. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Permanent Yellow Deep at ΔE 0.4. 9 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Faded Yellow -5-?
Golden Permanent Yellow Deep is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Faded Yellow -5- in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Coat d'Arms Golden Yellow (ΔE 1.2) and Mr. Hobby RLM04 Yellow (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Faded Yellow -5-?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Yellow, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Faded Yellow -5- Shop Golden Permanent Yellow Deep Shop Golden SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors set
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Golden
- A Permanent Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6525 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Fluorescent Orange-Yellow Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors 4640 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Golden Yellow Fantasy Range 159 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range 146 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RLM04 Yellow Aqueous Hobby Color H413 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Yellow Fs13538 A Aqueous Hobby Color H329 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Phoenix Flames Warpaints WP1446 ΔE 3.9 · close
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Tamiya
- A Camel yellow Spray TS-34 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat XF-59 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Vallejo
- A Medium Yellow Model Air 71.002 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Dark Yellow Arte Deco 85.009 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Duncan
- A Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Skulker Yellow Wave 1 ΔE 4.7 · close
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Giallo Cromo Mr Paint MRP-310 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Yellow Clear Mr Paint MRP-264 ΔE 4.0 · close
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Scale75
- B Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 4.1 · close
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Reaper
- B Ogre Skin Master Series Paints Bones 9459 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Lantern Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9407 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.5 · similar
Faded Yellow -5- equivalent in Revell
- B Yellow Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.2 · very close
- E Africa Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 13.2 · far
Faded Yellow -5- in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #F9B400 | Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 3.3 |
| Foundry | #F8B409 | Yellow Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.4 |
| Tom Color | #F4B215 | FS 13655 | ΔE 3.5 |
| Warcolours | #FDB843 | Orange 2 Layer paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #F1A420 | Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Citadel | #FBB81C | Averland Sunset Air | ΔE 3.7 |
| Acrilex | #FEBA11 | Amarelo Ouro Paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E6A91D | Warm Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.0 |
| Liquitex | #F2B72B | Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.1 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mission Models | #FDBE1A | Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII | ΔE 5.5 |
| FolkArt | #E9AE52 | Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.4 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 6.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFC362 | Bullion | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mig | #E5910B | Light Rust Acrylics | ΔE 8.7 |
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Monument | #E6B802 | Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A RLM 04 Air ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Maize Yellow, RAL 1006 Real Colors - Modern ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B RLM 04 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Dirty Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Golden Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.1 · close
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