Paint Equivalents

Amarelo Helena

Tom Color · s - UP · TCUP-02

#FFBC03 · L*80.3 a*12.0 b*82.2

The closest match to Tom Color Amarelo Helena in every other range, nearest first.

Tom Color Amarelo Helena is a light, vivid orange. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Diarylide Yellow at ΔE 0.6. 11 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 Tom Color Amarelo Helena?

Golden Diarylide Yellow is the closest equivalent to Tom Color Amarelo Helena in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Fluorescent Orange (ΔE 0.7) and Acrilex Amarelo Ouro (ΔE 0.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color Amarelo Helena?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Golden Yellow, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tom Color Amarelo Helena Shop Golden Diarylide Yellow (Heavy Body) Shop Golden Heavy Body set

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Golden

  1. A Diarylide Yellow Heavy Body 1147 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Diarylide Yellow OPEN Acrylics 7147 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Tom Color → Golden conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Fluorescent Orange Layer paints ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. B Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Tom Color → Warcolours conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Acrilex

  1. A Amarelo Ouro Paints 505 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. D Melao Paints 895 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full Tom Color → Acrilex conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Orange Light Paint System 3C ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Yellow Shade Paint System 2A ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Tom Color → Foundry conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII MMP-090 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment MMP-041 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full Tom Color → Mission Models conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A RX-78 Red Gundam Color for Builders UG21 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B MS Blue Gundam Color Spray SG3 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11044 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Yellow, RAL 1003 Real Colors - Modern RC007 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Tom Color → AK Interactive conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Averland Sunset Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full Tom Color → Citadel conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Golden Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9470 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Sun Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9008 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tom Color → Reaper conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 154 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 24 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tom Color → Humbrol conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Yellow Code Warfront Range ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Tom Color → Scale75 conversion chart

Amarelo Helena equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Fluorescent Golden Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 62.032 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Dreadnought Yellow Xpress Color Intense 72.477 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Tom Color → Vallejo conversion chart

Amarelo Helena in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Liquitex #F2B72B Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 2.8
Tamiya #FFB300 Camel yellow Spray ΔE 3.2
The Army Painter #F8BF3E Daemonic Yellow Warpaints ΔE 3.2
Green Stuff World #F4B11A Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 3.3
Coat d'Arms #FEB101 Golden Yellow Fantasy Range ΔE 3.7
Italeri #EAB124 Gold Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.2
Mr. Paint #F1AA00 Giallo Cromo Mr Paint ΔE 4.9
Duncan #F8AF2B Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 5.0
Apple Barrel #ECA900 Golden Yellow Gloss™ ΔE 5.1
Monument #E6B802 Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.5
Creature #E2AB06 Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 5.6
Kimera Kolors #E6A91D Warm Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 5.7
Turbo Dork #FFC362 Bullion ΔE 6.9
Mig #EBC30B Yellow Acrylics ΔE 7.0
P3 #F4AF46 Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.2
Arteza #F5CC0D Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.4
Revell #FEA500 Yellow Email Color - Silk ΔE 8.0
FolkArt #E1BE24 Honey Glaze Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 8.0

Nearest colours inside Tom Color

  1. B FS 13655 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Amarelo Piquenique ΔE 6.9 · similar
  3. E Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer ΔE 11.3 · far
  4. E Giallo Mimetico 1 ΔE 12.0 · far
  5. E Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça ΔE 13.2 · far
  6. E Giallo Mimetico 2 ΔE 13.3 · far

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