Yellow
Apple Barrel · Colors · 20502
#D2940B · L*65.7 a*13.8 b*68.8
The closest match to Apple Barrel Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Yellow Oxide at ΔE 1.5. 11 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 Apple Barrel Yellow?
Golden Yellow Oxide is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Sand Golem (ΔE 1.8) and Warcolours Ochre 4 (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Nuclear Yellow, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Yellow Shop Golden Yellow Oxide (SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors) Shop Golden SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors set
Yellow equivalent in Golden
- A Yellow Oxide SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6700 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Nickel Azo Yellow OPEN Acrylics 7225 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Sand Golem Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Desert Yellow Warpaints Primer CP3011 ΔE 3.8 · close
Yellow equivalent in Warcolours
- A Ochre 4 Layer paints ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Ochre 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.0 · very close
Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- A NMM Gold Base Master Series Paints Core Colors 9302 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Bronzed Skin Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9261 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Yellow equivalent in FolkArt
- B School Bus Yellow Acrylic Colors 736 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Moon Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2911 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Bullet Metal Case AFV AK4002 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Mustard Yellow AFV (3rd Gen) AK11366 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Yellow equivalent in Citadel
- B Zamesi Desert Layer ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Leprous Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.9 · similar
Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- B Nuclear Yellow Xpress Color 72.404 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Antique Ochre Arte Deco 85.175 ΔE 4.3 · close
Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Clear Brown Mr Clear Color GX GX109 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Cream Yellow Acrysion N34 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Yellow equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 PBR 24 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments PY42 ΔE 4.2 · close
Yellow equivalent in Arteza
- C Yellow Ochre Acrylic Premium Paints A104 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Pearl Golden Hour Acrylic Pearl Paints A213 ΔE 4.9 · close
Yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.2 · close
- D El Dorado Metallic Colors ΔE 6.4 · similar
Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #C9973B | Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| Creature | #C88B2A | Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.5 |
| Foundry | #E39411 | Ochre Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.6 |
| Humbrol | #E29207 | Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Liquitex | #DEA301 | Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.7 |
| Revell | #BE8F03 | Brass Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #D89C42 | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #ED9F01 | Lemon Yellow FS13655 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mig | #C59942 | RLM 79 Sandgelb Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| Duncan | #D69744 | Manticore Ochre Wave 2 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Scale75 | #F0A001 | SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 7.3 |
| Tom Color | #C8924C | FS 10266 | ΔE 7.4 |
| P3 | #B0830E | Mouldy Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.2 |
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B59816 | Japanese Uniform World War II Range | ΔE 9.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #D6B34F | All That Glitters | ΔE 10.4 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- C Sunny Day Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Golden Yellow Gloss™ ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D King’s Gold Colors ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Dandelion Yellow Gloss™ ΔE 9.6 · similar
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