Yellow
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11044
#FAB711 · L*78.6 a*12.6 b*79.2
The closest match to AK Interactive Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Averland Sunset at ΔE 0.5. 7 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
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Yellow?
Citadel Averland Sunset is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby RX-78 Red (ΔE 0.6) and Reaper Golden Yellow (ΔE 0.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sun Yellow, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Yellow equivalent in Citadel
- A Averland Sunset Air ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Shining Gold Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RX-78 Red Gundam Color for Builders UG21 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B MS Blue Gundam Color Spray SG3 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- A Golden Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9470 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Sarenrae Yellow Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89514 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Yellow equivalent in Foundry
- A Yellow Shade Paint System 2A ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Orange Light Paint System 3C ΔE 2.2 · very close
Yellow equivalent in Humbrol
- A Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 154 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 24 ΔE 3.6 · close
Yellow equivalent in Acrilex
- A Amarelo Ouro Paints 505 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- D Melao Paints 895 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- A Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Naples Yellow Artist Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
Yellow equivalent in Golden
- A Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body 1147 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Diarylide Yellow OPEN Acrylics 7147 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- A Sun Yellow Game Air 72.706 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Dark Yellow Arte Deco 85.009 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Yellow equivalent in Tom Color
- A FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Golden Cream Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.7 · similar
Yellow equivalent in Mission Models
- A Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII MMP-090 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment MMP-041 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquitex | #F2B72B | Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.0 |
| Warcolours | #FFBE00 | Fluorescent Orange Layer paints | ΔE 2.1 |
| Tamiya | #FFB300 | Camel yellow Spray | ΔE 2.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 2.7 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.1 |
| The Army Painter | #F8BF3E | Daemonic Yellow Warpaints | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #F1AA00 | Giallo Cromo Mr Paint | ΔE 3.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #ECA900 | Golden Yellow Gloss™ | ΔE 3.7 |
| Duncan | #F8AF2B | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E6A91D | Warm Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.3 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #E6B802 | Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFC362 | Bullion | ΔE 6.5 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.9 |
| FolkArt | #E9AE52 | Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 7.5 |
| Arteza | #D2A702 | Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Maize Yellow, RAL 1006 Real Colors - Modern ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Yellow, RAL 1003 Real Colors - Modern ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C RLM 04 Air ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Faded Yellow -5- Figures ΔE 3.8 · close
- C British Sand Yellow AFV ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Dirty Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.7 · close
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