Golden Yellow
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#FFC20E · L*81.8 a*8.9 b*82.2
The closest match to Citadel Golden Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Golden Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Cadmium Yellow Dark at ΔE 0.1. 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
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 Citadel Golden Yellow?
Golden Cadmium Yellow Dark is the closest equivalent to Citadel Golden Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.1 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Yellow (ΔE 0.1) and AK Interactive Yellow, RAL 1003 (ΔE 0.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Golden Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Basic Yellow, ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Golden Yellow Shop Golden Cadmium Yellow Dark (Heavy Body) Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Golden Yellow equivalent in Golden
- A Cadmium Yellow Dark Heavy Body 1110 ΔE 0.1 · indistinguishable
- A Cadmium Yellow Dark OPEN Acrylics 7110 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
Golden Yellow equivalent in Warcolours
- A Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.1 · indistinguishable
- A Yellow 4 Layer paints ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
Golden Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Yellow, RAL 1003 Real Colors - Modern RC007 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Deep Yellow Intense (3rd Gen) AK11045 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Golden Yellow equivalent in Mission Models
- A Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment MMP-041 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- A Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII MMP-090 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Golden Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- A Basic Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 62.003 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Moon Yellow Game Air 76.005 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Golden Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A MS Blue Gundam Color Spray SG3 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B RX-78 Red Gundam Color for Builders UG21 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Golden Yellow equivalent in Foundry
- A Orange Light Paint System 3C ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Yellow Shade Paint System 2A ΔE 3.9 · close
Golden Yellow equivalent in Humbrol
- A Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 24 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 154 ΔE 4.0 · close
Golden Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- A Sun Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9008 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Golden Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9470 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Golden Yellow equivalent in Tom Color
- B Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 4.5 · close
Golden Yellow equivalent in Acrilex
- B Amarelo Ouro Paints 505 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Melao Paints 895 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Golden Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range 146 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Golden Yellow Fantasy Range 159 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Golden Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #FFCB06 | Yellow Code Warfront Range | ΔE 3.2 |
| The Army Painter | #F8BF3E | Daemonic Yellow Warpaints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Tamiya | #FFCC00 | Chrome yellow Spray | ΔE 3.6 |
| Liquitex | #F2B72B | Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.6 |
| Monument | #F6C847 | Warm Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #FFCE53 | Golden Cream Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFD246 | Orange You Glad | ΔE 5.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #E4B81E | Banana Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 5.4 |
| Arteza | #F5CC0D | Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #E6BA3F | Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 5.5 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 6.3 |
| FolkArt | #E1BE24 | Honey Glaze Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Duncan | #F8AF2B | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E6A91D | Warm Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.0 |
| P3 | #F7D259 | Rhulic Gold Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Revell | #FCD937 | Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.9 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Averland Sunset Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Shining Gold Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Auric Armour Gold Layer ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Sunburst Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Yriel Yellow Layer ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Retributor Armour Base ΔE 8.3 · similar
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