Paint Equivalents

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics)

Golden · OPEN Acrylics · 7110

#FEC10E · L*81.4 a*9.0 b*81.9

The closest match to Golden Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) in every other range, nearest first.

Golden Cadmium Yellow Dark is a light, vivid orange. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Golden Yellow at ΔE 0.3. 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 Golden Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics)?

Citadel Golden Yellow is the closest equivalent to Golden Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Yellow, RAL 1003 (ΔE 0.3) and Mission Models Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment (ΔE 0.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Basic Yellow, ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. B Averland Sunset Air ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Golden → Citadel conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Yellow, RAL 1003 Real Colors - Modern RC007 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. A Deep Yellow Intense (3rd Gen) AK11045 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Golden → AK Interactive conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment MMP-041 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. A Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII MMP-090 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full Golden → Mission Models conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. A Yellow 4 Layer paints ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable

Full Golden → Warcolours conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Basic Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 62.003 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Moon Yellow Game Air 76.005 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Golden → Vallejo conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Orange Light Paint System 3C ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. C Yellow Shade Paint System 2A ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Golden → Foundry conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A MS Blue Gundam Color Spray SG3 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B RX-78 Red Gundam Color for Builders UG21 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Golden → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 24 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 154 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Golden → Humbrol conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Sun Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9008 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Golden Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9470 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Golden → Reaper conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Golden → Tom Color conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Amarelo Ouro Paints 505 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D Melao Paints 895 ΔE 8.8 · similar

Full Golden → Acrilex conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range 146 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Golden Yellow Fantasy Range 159 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Golden → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Cadmium Yellow Dark in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
The Army Painter #F8BF3E Daemonic Yellow Warpaints ΔE 3.1
Scale75 #FFCB06 Yellow Code Warfront Range ΔE 3.4
Liquitex #F2B72B Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.4
Tamiya #FFCC00 Chrome yellow Spray ΔE 3.8
Monument #F6C847 Warm Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.3
Green Stuff World #F4B11A Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 4.7
Italeri #EAB124 Gold Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.7
Apple Barrel #E4B81E Banana Colors ΔE 5.1
Turbo Dork #FFD246 Orange You Glad ΔE 5.3
Mig #EBC30B Yellow Acrylics ΔE 5.4
Mr. Paint #E6BA3F Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 5.4
Arteza #F5CC0D Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.6
Creature #E2AB06 Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 6.1
Duncan #F8AF2B Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 6.6
Kimera Kolors #E6A91D Warm Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 6.7
FolkArt #E1BE24 Honey Glaze Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 6.7
P3 #DCB43D Moldy Ochre Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.1
Revell #FCD937 Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.1

Nearest colours inside Golden

  1. A Cadmium Yellow Dark Heavy Body ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Diarylide Yellow OPEN Acrylics ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  3. A Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue Fluid ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  4. A Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  5. D Primary Yellow Fluid ΔE 5.2 · similar
  6. D Cadmium Yellow Medium SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.7 · similar

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