Lemon
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 1B
#FFEB2B · L*92.1 a*-11.3 b*85.1
The closest match to Foundry Lemon in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Lemon is a very light, vivid yellow. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue at ΔE 0.8. 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
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 Foundry Lemon?
Golden Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue is the closest equivalent to Foundry Lemon in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: P3 Yellow Ink (ΔE 1.1) and Vallejo Lemon Yellow (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Lemon?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Lemon Yellow, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Lemon Shop Golden Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue (Heavy Body) Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Lemon equivalent in Golden
- A Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue Heavy Body 1554 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Bismuth Vanadate Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6510 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
Lemon equivalent in P3
- A Yellow Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Cygnus Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Lemon equivalent in Vallejo
- A Lemon Yellow Arte Deco 85.007 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Fluorescent Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 62.031 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Lemon equivalent in Tom Color
- A Amarelo Girassol TCUP-01 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Amarelo TC-0158 ΔE 4.9 · close
Lemon equivalent in Scale75
- A Marduk Yellow Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Full Healing Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Lemon equivalent in Tamiya
- A Clear yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss X-24 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Lemon yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss X-8 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Lemon equivalent in Warcolours
- A One-coat Yellow One-coat paints ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Yellow 2 Layer paints ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Lemon equivalent in Reaper
- B Lemon Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9009 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Canary Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9409 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Lemon equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Fluorescent Yellow Acrysion N97 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Yellow Primary Color Pigments CR3 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Lemon equivalent in Creature
- B Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl MPA-006 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- E Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-049 ΔE 17.1 · far
Lemon equivalent in Citadel
- B Bad Moon Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Sigismund Yellow Clear Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
Lemon equivalent in FolkArt
- B Yellow Light Acrylic Colors 918 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Bumblebee Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99236 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Lemon in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #F8E000 | Lemon Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 2.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #F0E229 | Banana Split Acrylic Colors | ΔE 2.6 |
| The Army Painter | #F9DF1C | Angelic Yellow D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 2.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #FDE852 | Pucker | ΔE 2.9 |
| AK Interactive | #FFE121 | Lemon Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 3.0 |
| Monument | #F2DD26 | Fluorescent Yellow Pro Signature Series | ΔE 3.1 |
| Italeri | #FEE000 | Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mission Models | #FCDE09 | Yellow | ΔE 3.5 |
| Acrilex | #F4EE42 | Amarelo Limao Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Duncan | #F5E350 | Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Revell | #ECEA40 | Luminous Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E5D828 | Cold Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 4.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #F0D500 | Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FFFD32 | Ink Wash Yellow Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 5.0 |
| Arteza | #EEDF63 | Lemon Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #EBCE4C | Light Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Liquitex | #FFD13E | Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.8 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 9.9 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B Yellow Light Paint System ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Yellow Paint System ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Lemon Light Paint System ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Raw Linen Light Paint System ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Burning Gold Shade Paint System ΔE 9.1 · similar
- D Ochre Light Paint System ΔE 9.1 · similar
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