Sunburst Yellow
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#FFD400 · L*86.2 a*-0.4 b*86.6
The closest match to Citadel Sunburst Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Sunburst Yellow is a very light, vivid yellow. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Radiant Yellow at ΔE 0.2. 5 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 Citadel Sunburst Yellow?
AK Interactive Radiant Yellow is the closest equivalent to Citadel Sunburst Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.2 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Hansa Yellow Opaque (ΔE 0.3) and Warcolours Yellow 3 (ΔE 0.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Sunburst Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Yellow, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Sunburst Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Radiant Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11046 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
- A Basic Intense Yellow Figures AK3037 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Golden
- A Hansa Yellow Opaque Fluid 2191 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Cadmium Yellow Medium SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6520 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Warcolours
- A Yellow 3 Layer paints ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- D Yellow 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.9 · similar
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- A Sulfur Yellow Instant Colors Range ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Intense Yellow Artist Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Foundry
- A Yellow Paint System 2B ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- C Ochre Light Paint System 4C ΔE 4.7 · close
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Tamiya
- A Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint LP-83 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Chrome yellow Spray TS-47 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Daemonic Yellow Warpaints Primer CP3015 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Zealot Yellow Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Clear Yellow Acrysion N91 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Chiara Yellow Mr Color GX GX4 ΔE 4.1 · close
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Duncan
- A Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Arteza
- B Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A102 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Lemon Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A100 ΔE 8.7 · similar
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Humbrol
- B Yellow Aerosol Sprays S69 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Yellow Acrylics - Gloss 69 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Sunburst Yellow equivalent in Revell
- B Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Yellow Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.7 · very close
Sunburst Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #F3C901 | Iridescent Lemon Yellow | ΔE 2.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #F2D12C | Cyber Yellow Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.0 |
| Reaper | #FFCB05 | Candlelight Yellow Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.0 |
| FolkArt | #EECD02 | Bumblebee Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 3.1 |
| Vallejo | #F1C701 | Deep Yellow Model Color | ΔE 3.2 |
| Liquitex | #FFD13E | Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.2 |
| P3 | #F0D133 | Sulfuric Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFD246 | Orange You Glad | ΔE 3.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #ECC71D | Canary Yellow Colors | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #F0D500 | Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #FEE000 | Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FDCA31 | Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 4.3 |
| Tom Color | #EBD238 | Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer | ΔE 5.0 |
| Monument | #E9D035 | Golden Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Creature | #F3E21F | Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E5D828 | Cold Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.4 |
| Acrilex | #FEBA11 | Amarelo Ouro Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- A Yriel Yellow Layer ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Phalanx Yellow Air ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Sigismund Yellow Clear Air ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Auric Armour Gold Layer ΔE 9.0 · similar
- D Bad Moon Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 9.1 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot