Paint Equivalents

Clear Yellow

Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color / Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · N91

#FFD900 · L*87.4 a*-2.9 b*87.5

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Clear Yellow in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Clear Yellow is a very light, vivid yellow. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Yriel Yellow at ΔE 0.0. 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

This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots

What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Clear Yellow?

Citadel Yriel Yellow is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Clear Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Mixing yellow (ΔE 0.5) and Golden Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium (ΔE 0.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Clear Yellow?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Yellow, ΔE 3.9 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Clear Yellow Shop Citadel Yriel Yellow Shop Citadel Layer set

Clear Yellow equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Yriel Yellow Layer ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Sunburst Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint LP-83 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. B Flat yellow Lacquer Paint LP-80 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Golden

  1. A Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium Fluid 2008 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Hansa Yellow Opaque Fluid 2191 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Golden conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Yellow Aerosol Sprays S69 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Yellow Acrylics - Gloss 69 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Yellow Paint System 2B ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Lemon Paint System 1B ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Sulfur Yellow Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Intense Yellow Artist Range ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Radiant Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11046 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Lemon Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11047 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Daemonic Yellow Warpaints Primer CP3015 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. A Babe Blonde Warpaints WP1403 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Pale Saffron Master Series Paints Bones 9484 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B NMM Gold Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9303 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Yellow 3 Layer paints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D One-coat Yellow One-coat paints ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Warcolours conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Duncan conversion chart

Clear Yellow equivalent in Revell

  1. B Yellow Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Revell conversion chart

Clear Yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #FCDE09 Yellow ΔE 2.1
Italeri #FEE000 Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint ΔE 2.4
Mr. Paint #F0D500 Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint ΔE 2.9
Green Stuff World #F2D12C Cyber Yellow Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0
Arteza #F5CC0D Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 3.2
FolkArt #EECD02 Bumblebee Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 3.2
Turbo Dork #FFE145 Bees Knees ΔE 3.4
P3 #F0D133 Sulfuric Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.5
Vallejo #F8D346 Light Yellow Model Color ΔE 3.9
Monument #F2DD26 Fluorescent Yellow Pro Signature Series ΔE 4.2
Liquitex #FFD13E Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.3
Tom Color #EBD238 Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer ΔE 4.5
Apple Barrel #ECC71D Canary Yellow Colors ΔE 4.6
Creature #F3E21F Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.2
Mig #EBC30B Yellow Acrylics ΔE 5.4
Coat d'Arms #FDCA31 Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range ΔE 5.6
Kimera Kolors #E5D828 Cold Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 6.3
Acrilex #F4EE42 Amarelo Limao Paints ΔE 8.5

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. B Chiara Yellow Mr Color GX ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Yellow Acrysion ΔE 2.5 · very close
  3. D Yellow Fs33531 Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.0 · similar
  4. D Fluorescent Yellow Acrysion ΔE 7.2 · similar
  5. D Yellow Primary Color Pigments ΔE 7.2 · similar
  6. D Radome Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.5 · similar

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