Paint Equivalents

Yellow

Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-224

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

Mr. Paint Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Yellow Ochre at ΔE 0.8. 7 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 Mr. Paint Yellow?

Vallejo Yellow Ochre is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Kimera Kolors Diarylide Yellow (ΔE 1.5) and AK Interactive Dark Flesh (ΔE 1.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Yellow?

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

Shop Mr. Paint Yellow Shop Vallejo Yellow Ochre (Mecha Color) Shop Vallejo Mecha Color set

Yellow equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Yellow Ochre Mecha Color 69.032 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. A Yellow RLM04 Model Air 71.078 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Paint → Vallejo conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. A Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 PY 170 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. D Warm Yellow Pure Pigments PY83 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Dark Flesh Standard (3rd Gen) AK11056 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B RLM 04 Air (3rd Gen) RC267 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → AK Interactive conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Golden

  1. A Naples Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6695 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Nickel Azo Yellow OPEN Acrylics 7225 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Golden conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21965E ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21966E ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Tiger Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Butter Fudge Light Paint System 55C ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Ochre Shade Paint System 4A ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Foundry conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Scale75

  1. B SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Neon Orange Artist Range ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Scale75 conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Skulker Yellow Wave 1 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Duncan conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Bronzed Skin Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9261 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Lantern Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9407 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Reaper conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Yellow 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Ochre 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Warcolours conversion chart

Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Phoenix Flames Warpaints WP1446 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Mr. Paint → The Army Painter conversion chart

Yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Hobby #F5A200 Yellow Fs13538 Mr Color ΔE 2.5
Italeri #F39A1F Yellow Acrylic Paint ΔE 2.9
Liquitex #E89509 Cadmium-free Yellow Deep Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.0
Citadel #EC9A36 Bronzed Flesh Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.4
Revell #FEA500 Yellow Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.5
FolkArt #DD9E2A Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 3.7
Humbrol #E29207 Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 3.8
P3 #F4AF46 Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0
Mig #E5910B Light Rust Acrylics ΔE 4.1
Acrilex #FBB147 Melao Paints ΔE 4.4
Tamiya #D89C42 Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.7
Tom Color #FC9606 Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça ΔE 5.3
Coat d'Arms #FEB101 Golden Yellow Fantasy Range ΔE 6.0
Mission Models #E4AE44 New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) ΔE 6.1
Monument #DDA55B Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.2
Arteza #CE8E2A Yellow Ochre Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.7
Creature #DBAC44 Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.6
Turbo Dork #F79A47 Cartridge Family ΔE 7.7

Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint

  1. A Giallo Mimetico Mr Paint ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Lemon Yellow FS13655 Mr Paint ΔE 2.3 · very close
  3. B Insignia Yellow Mr Paint ΔE 2.4 · very close
  4. B RLM 04 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 2.9 · very close
  5. C Yellow Clear Mr Paint ΔE 3.6 · close
  6. C Giallo Cromo Mr Paint ΔE 4.1 · close

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