Pastel Yellow
The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set 2.0
#F6E178 · L*89.3 a*-6.0 b*53.5
The closest match to The Army Painter Pastel Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Pastel Yellow is a very light, saturated yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Daffodil Yellow at ΔE 1.3. 13 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Pastel Yellow?
FolkArt Daffodil Yellow is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Pastel Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Candy Yellow (ΔE 1.4) and Scale75 Lilith Yellow (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Pastel Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Candy Yellow, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Pastel Yellow Shop FolkArt Daffodil Yellow (Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics) Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Pastel Yellow equivalent in FolkArt
- A Daffodil Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Daffodil Yellow ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Lemon Silk Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics 2972 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- A Candy Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 62.071 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Yellow Arte Deco 85.008 ΔE 3.9 · close
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- B Lilith Yellow Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Estus Yellow Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.1 · close
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Radome Aqueous Hobby Color H318 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Yellow Fs33531 Aqueous Hobby Color H313 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Foundry
- B Burning Gold Shade Paint System 44A ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Raw Linen Light Paint System 30C ΔE 3.8 · close
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Valkyrie Yellow Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Vanilla Drop Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Arteza
- B Lemon Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A100 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A102 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Warcolours
- B Metallic Pale Gold Metallic paints ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Ochre 2 Layer paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
Pastel Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dunkelgelb Shine AFV AK009 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Ice Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11036 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Citadel
- B Armageddon Dunes Technical ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Lamenters Yellow Glaze ΔE 6.0 · similar
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Monument
- B Rogue Hobbies Bismuth Yellow Pro Signature Series S36 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Golden Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints 006 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Pastel Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- C Bright Skin Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9234 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Golden Blonde Master Series Paints Core Colors 9033 ΔE 4.3 · close
Pastel Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | #F8EE87 | Cadmium Yellow Primrose Heavy Body | ΔE 3.8 |
| Tom Color | #E6D480 | Buff (drybrush) | ΔE 4.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #F3ED7D | Neon Yellow Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #DDD268 | Lemon-gray Mr Paint | ΔE 4.7 |
| Duncan | #F5E350 | Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 | ΔE 4.8 |
| Humbrol | #ECD68A | Cream Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #FDE852 | Pucker | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #F7D259 | Rhulic Gold Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #E1C96F | Desert Yellow World War II Range | ΔE 5.8 |
| Mig | #D8CD73 | Faded Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 6.0 |
| Revell | #FDDA38 | Yellow Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E5D828 | Cold Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.4 |
| Acrilex | #F4EE42 | Amarelo Limao Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Creature | #F3E21F | Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.7 |
| Mission Models | #F7DC13 | Farm Tractor Yellow | ΔE 7.9 |
| Liquitex | #FFD13E | Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.0 |
| Tamiya | #FEE101 | Flat yellow Lacquer Paint | ΔE 8.4 |
| Italeri | #FEE000 | Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.5 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Cosmic Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Space Dust Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Moon Dust Warpaints ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Moon Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Neon Yellow Warpaints Air ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Lens Flare Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.1 · similar
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