Metal Yellow
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metallic Color GX · GX203
#B1A846 · L*67.9 a*-9.2 b*50.5
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Metal Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Metal Yellow is a light, saturated yellow. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Arteza Pearl Chartreuse at ΔE 2.4 — very close. 22 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 is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metal Yellow?
Arteza Pearl Chartreuse is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metal Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Ochre Clay (ΔE 2.8) and FolkArt Lemon Custard (ΔE 3.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Metal Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Heavy Kakhi, ΔE 5.0 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Metal Yellow Shop Arteza Pearl Chartreuse Shop Arteza Acrylic Pearl Paints set
Metal Yellow equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Chartreuse Acrylic Pearl Paints A233 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- E Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints A101 ΔE 10.6 · far
Metal Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ochre Clay Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Algae Green Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in FolkArt
- B Lemon Custard Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2913 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Yellow Citron Acrylic Colors 503 ΔE 4.1 · close
Metal Yellow equivalent in Mission Models
- B Pearl Solid Gold MMP-145 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 MMP-011 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Porsche Light Green Mr Paint - Car MRP-C037 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Zinc-chromate Primer Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A081 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in Tom Color
- C Giallo Mimetico 2 TC-0141 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D FS 33481 Zinc Chromate Yellow TC-0025 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in Mig
- C Gold Acrylics AMIG0198 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (mid War) Acrylics AMIG0010 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- C Reliquary Gold Master Series Paints Bones 9496 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Dirty Bone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9271 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- D Heavy Kakhi Game Color 72.149 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Dead Flesh Game Color 72.035 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Interior Yellow Green Standard (3rd Gen) AK11138 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Buff Light Shade AFV AK4006 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in Tamiya
- D Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat XF-60 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Dark yellow 2 Lacquer Paint LP-55 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Metal Yellow equivalent in Acrilex
- D Verde Pistache Paints 570 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Verde Maçã Paints 802 ΔE 9.5 · similar
Metal Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #ABB337 | Septric Green Wave 3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #CBB550 | Dunkelgelb Yellow Warfront Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #B2B954 | Summoning Sickness | ΔE 5.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #98A23F | Kiwi Colors | ΔE 6.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #BFA22C | Shiny Gold Metallic Colors | ΔE 6.3 |
| Foundry | #9EAA56 | German Pea Pattern Green Light Paint System | ΔE 6.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #C0B973 | Khaki Military Range | ΔE 6.9 |
| Warcolours | #C5AB18 | Metallic Antique Gold Metallic paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Citadel | #96A648 | Ogryn Camo Air | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #A2924C | Panzer Dunkelgelb 1943 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.8 |
| P3 | #B2953D | Rucksack Tan Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.8 |
| Liquitex | #AFBB1B | Vivid Lime Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.1 |
| Golden | #C5A045 | Yellow Oxide Fluid | ΔE 8.6 |
| Monument | #AC9E6B | Khaki Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Revell | #B8964F | Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 10.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C69825 | Yellow Oxide Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.3 |
| Creature | #DBAC44 | Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.4 |
| Humbrol | #7EAD2B | Lime Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 12.7 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- D Interior Green Acrysion ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Chromate Yellow Primer Fs33481 Mr Color ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Dark Yellow Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Rough Gold Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Sail Color Acrysion ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Tan Acrysion ΔE 9.2 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot