Mixing yellow
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-83
#FED700 · L*86.8 a*-2.3 b*87.0
The closest match to Tamiya Mixing yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Mixing 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 0.5. 4 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 Mixing yellow?
Citadel Yriel Yellow is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Mixing yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Clear Yellow (ΔE 0.5) and Foundry Yellow (ΔE 0.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Mixing yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Yellow, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Mixing yellow Shop Citadel Yriel Yellow Shop Citadel Layer set
Mixing yellow equivalent in Citadel
- A Yriel Yellow Layer ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- A Sunburst Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Mixing yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Clear Yellow Acrysion N91 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Chiara Yellow Mr Color GX GX4 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Mixing yellow equivalent in Foundry
- A Yellow Paint System 2B ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Ochre Light Paint System 4C ΔE 5.2 · similar
Mixing yellow equivalent in Scale75
- A Sulfur Yellow Instant Colors Range ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Intense Yellow Artist Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
Mixing yellow equivalent in Golden
- A Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium Fluid 2008 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Hansa Yellow Opaque Fluid 2191 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
Mixing yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Radiant Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11046 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Basic Intense Yellow Figures AK3037 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Mixing yellow equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Daemonic Yellow Warpaints Primer CP3015 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Maize Yellow Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Mixing yellow equivalent in Humbrol
- A Yellow Aerosol Sprays S69 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Yellow Acrylics - Gloss 69 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Mixing yellow equivalent in Warcolours
- A Yellow 3 Layer paints ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Yellow 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.0 · similar
Mixing yellow equivalent in Duncan
- A Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Mixing yellow equivalent in Reaper
- B Pale Saffron Master Series Paints Bones 9484 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B NMM Gold Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9303 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Mixing yellow equivalent in Revell
- B Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Yellow Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.2 · very close
Mixing yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #FCDE09 | Yellow | ΔE 2.5 |
| Arteza | #F5CC0D | Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 2.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #F2D12C | Cyber Yellow Acrylic Colors | ΔE 2.7 |
| Italeri | #FEE000 | Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 2.8 |
| FolkArt | #EECD02 | Bumblebee Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #F0D500 | Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.0 |
| P3 | #F0D133 | Sulfuric Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFE145 | Bees Knees | ΔE 3.7 |
| Vallejo | #F8D346 | Light Yellow Model Color | ΔE 3.7 |
| Liquitex | #FFD13E | Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #ECC71D | Canary Yellow Colors | ΔE 4.2 |
| Monument | #F2DD26 | Fluorescent Yellow Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.5 |
| Tom Color | #EBD238 | Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 4.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FDCA31 | Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| Creature | #F3E21F | Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E5D828 | Cold Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.4 |
| Acrilex | #F4EE42 | Amarelo Limao Paints | ΔE 8.9 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B Flat yellow Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Chrome yellow Spray ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Flat yellow Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Clear yellow Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Clear yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Lemon yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 4.5 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot