Paint Equivalents

Basic Yellow

Vallejo · Premium Airbrush Color · 62.003

#FEC303 · L*81.9 a*7.9 b*83.3

The closest match to Vallejo Basic Yellow in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Basic Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue at ΔE 0.5. 8 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

This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Basic Yellow?

Golden Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Basic Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Yellow (ΔE 0.6) and AK Interactive Yellow, RAL 1003 (ΔE 0.6).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Basic Yellow?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Yellow, RAL 1003, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Basic Yellow equivalent in Golden

  1. A Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue Fluid 2428 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Cadmium Yellow Dark Heavy Body 1110 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Yellow 4 Layer paints ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Yellow, RAL 1003 Real Colors - Modern RC007 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Deep Yellow Intense (3rd Gen) AK11045 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. C Averland Sunset Air ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A MS Blue Gundam Color Spray SG3 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B RX-78 Red Gundam Color for Builders UG21 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment MMP-041 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII MMP-090 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Orange Light Paint System 3C ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Yellow Shade Paint System 2A ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt 24 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 154 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Humbrol conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Sun Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9008 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Candlelight Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9408 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range 146 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D Golden Yellow Fantasy Range 159 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full Vallejo → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Yellow Code Warfront Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Basic Yellow equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Basic Yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tamiya #FFCC00 Chrome yellow Spray ΔE 2.9
Acrilex #FEBA11 Amarelo Ouro Paints ΔE 3.4
The Army Painter #FECE2A Daemonic Yellow Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.5
Liquitex #FCCD43 Cadmium-free Yellow Light Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.9
Monument #F6C847 Warm Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.1
Green Stuff World #FFCE53 Golden Cream Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7
Mig #EBC30B Yellow Acrylics ΔE 4.8
Turbo Dork #FFD246 Orange You Glad ΔE 4.8
Arteza #F5CC0D Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.9
Apple Barrel #E8C02D Lemon Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.0
Italeri #EAB124 Gold Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.3
Mr. Paint #E6BA3F Traffic Yellow RAL 1023 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 5.5
FolkArt #E1BE24 Honey Glaze Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 6.3
Duncan #F5D10D Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 6.5
Creature #E2AB06 Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 6.5
P3 #F7D259 Rhulic Gold Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.8
Kimera Kolors #E6A91D Warm Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 7.3
Revell #FCD937 Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.4

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. B Moon Yellow Game Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Dreadnought Yellow Xpress Color Intense ΔE 3.6 · close
  3. C Flat Yellow Model Color ΔE 4.1 · close
  4. C Fluorescent Golden Yellow Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 4.2 · close
  5. C Deep Yellow Model Color ΔE 4.4 · close
  6. C Toxic Yellow Game Air ΔE 4.8 · close

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