Paint Equivalents

Medium Yellow

Vallejo · Model Air · 71.002

#FAB001 · L*76.9 a*16.1 b*79.9

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

Vallejo Medium Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Maize Yellow, RAL 1006 at ΔE 0.6. 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

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 Medium Yellow?

AK Interactive Maize Yellow, RAL 1006 is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Medium Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Coat d'Arms Golden Yellow (ΔE 0.8) and Tamiya Camel yellow (ΔE 1.0).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Medium Yellow?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Maize Yellow, RAL 1006, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Medium Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Maize Yellow, RAL 1006 Real Colors - Modern RC008 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A RLM 04 Air AK2091 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Golden Yellow Fantasy Range 159 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. D Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range 146 ΔE 8.0 · similar

Full Vallejo → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Camel yellow Spray TS-34 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. D Chrome yellow Spray TS-47 ΔE 9.0 · similar

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A RLM04 Yellow Aqueous Hobby Color H413 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Yellow Fs13538 A Aqueous Hobby Color H329 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Golden

  1. A Permanent Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6525 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7386 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. D Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt 154 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. D Gold Aerosol Sprays S16 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Vallejo → Humbrol conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Yellow Shade Paint System 2A ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Orange Light Paint System 3C ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Giallo Cromo Mr Paint MRP-310 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Yellow Clear Mr Paint MRP-264 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Medium Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Daemonic Yellow Warpaints WP1107 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Medium Yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #F8AF2B Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 2.1
Reaper #F2AF2A Ogre Skin Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 2.2
Citadel #FBB81C Averland Sunset Air ΔE 2.4
Apple Barrel #ECA900 Golden Yellow Gloss™ ΔE 2.7
Acrilex #FEBA11 Amarelo Ouro Paints ΔE 2.8
Liquitex #F2B72B Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.6
Warcolours #FDB843 Orange 2 Layer paints ΔE 3.7
Kimera Kolors #E6A91D Warm Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 3.9
Italeri #EAB124 Gold Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.0
Mission Models #FDBE1A Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII ΔE 4.2
Revell #FEA500 Yellow Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.6
P3 #F4AF46 Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.8
Creature #E2AB06 Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 5.1
FolkArt #E9AE52 Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 6.5
Turbo Dork #FFC362 Bullion ΔE 7.1
Monument #E6B802 Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.4
Mig #D8A64F Sand Yellow Acrylics ΔE 8.6
Arteza #E4B463 Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 8.6

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Dark Yellow Arte Deco ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Sun Yellow Game Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  3. B IJA Chrome Yellow Model Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
  4. B Yellow Game Color ΔE 2.8 · very close
  5. B Harvest Yellow Arte Deco ΔE 3.2 · very close
  6. B Fluorescent Golden Yellow Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 3.3 · very close

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