Paint Equivalents

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint)

Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-80

#FEE101 · L*89.4 a*-7.4 b*88.7

The closest match to Tamiya Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Flat yellow is a very light, vivid yellow. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Phalanx Yellow at ΔE 0.2. 6 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 Tamiya Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint)?

Citadel Phalanx Yellow is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 0.2 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Chiara Yellow (ΔE 0.2) and Italeri Insigna Yellow (ΔE 0.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Yellow, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tamiya Flat yellow Shop Citadel Phalanx Yellow Shop Citadel Air set

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Phalanx Yellow Air ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Sigismund Yellow Clear Air ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Citadel conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Chiara Yellow Mr Color GX GX4 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Yellow Acrysion N4 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable

Full Tamiya → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint 4721AP ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. E Gold Acrylic Paint 4671AP ΔE 13.9 · far

Full Tamiya → Italeri conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Yellow MMP-007 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Farm Tractor Yellow MMP-126 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Mission Models conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Lemon Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11047 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. C Radiant Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11046 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Tamiya → AK Interactive conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Angelic Yellow D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Babe Blonde Warpaints WP1403 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → The Army Painter conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Lemon Acrylics - Matt 99 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Yellow Acrylics - Gloss 69 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Humbrol conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Canary Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9409 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Pale Saffron Master Series Paints Bones 9484 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Reaper conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Golden

  1. B Permanent Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6515 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Iridescent Copper (Fine) High Flow 8571 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Tamiya → Golden conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Yellow Light Acrylic Colors 918 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Bumblebee Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99236 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Tamiya → FolkArt conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Monument

  1. B Fluorescent Yellow Pro Signature Series F03 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Golden Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints 006 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Tamiya → Monument conversion chart

Flat yellow (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Amarelo Girassol TCUP-01 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer TCP-005 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Tamiya → Tom Color conversion chart

Flat yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #FBE734 Yellow Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.8
Mr. Paint #F0D500 Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint ΔE 2.9
Green Stuff World #F2DE2F Burning Gold Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 2.9
Turbo Dork #FFE145 Bees Knees ΔE 2.9
Foundry #FFEB2B Lemon Paint System ΔE 2.9
Creature #F3E21F Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 2.9
Revell #FDDA38 Yellow Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.2
Vallejo #F2E500 Fluorescent Yellow Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 3.7
Scale75 #FED500 Sulfur Yellow Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.8
Duncan #F5D10D Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 4.0
Warcolours #FFF000 One-coat Yellow One-coat paints ΔE 4.2
Kimera Kolors #E5D828 Cold Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 4.9
Arteza #F5CC0D Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.5
Acrilex #F4EE42 Amarelo Limao Paints ΔE 6.2
Apple Barrel #ECC71D Canary Yellow Colors ΔE 6.5
Liquitex #FFD13E Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.6
Mig #EBC30B Yellow Acrylics ΔE 7.4
Coat d'Arms #FFFD32 Ink Wash Yellow Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 7.9

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. A Clear yellow Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Clear yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  3. A Lemon yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  4. A Yellow Spray ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  5. B Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.1 · very close
  6. C Pure yellow Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.2 · close

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