Nuclear Yellow
Vallejo · Xpress Color · 72.404
#DF9911 · L*68.4 a*16.8 b*70.5
The closest match to Vallejo Nuclear Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Nuclear Yellow is a light, vivid orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Green Stuff World Arrakis Brown, ΔE 1.8. 10 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 Vallejo Nuclear Yellow?
Green Stuff World Arrakis Brown is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Nuclear Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Medium Yellow (ΔE 2.0) and Foundry Butter Fudge Light (ΔE 2.1).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Nuclear Yellow?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is British Sand Yellow, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Nuclear Yellow Shop Green Stuff World Arrakis Brown Shop Green Stuff World Acrylic Colors set
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Tiger Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.0 · similar
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in FolkArt
- B Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment 7102 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C School Bus Yellow Acrylic Colors 736 ΔE 3.9 · close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Foundry
- B Butter Fudge Light Paint System 55C ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Ochre Shade Paint System 4A ΔE 2.7 · very close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Warcolours
- B Ochre 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B One-coat Ochre One-coat paints ΔE 2.1 · very close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- B NMM Gold Base Master Series Paints Core Colors 9302 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Bronzed Skin Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9261 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Yellow Colors 20502 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21965E ΔE 3.8 · close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Lemon Yellow FS13655 Mr Paint MRP-386 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Giallo Mimetico Mr Paint MRP-325 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Citadel
- B Zamesi Desert Layer ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Leprous Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.4 · similar
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Humbrol
- B Brass Metallic Acrylics - Metallics 54 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Brass Aerosol Sprays S54 ΔE 4.2 · close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Golden
- B Nickel Azo Yellow OPEN Acrylics 7225 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Naples Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6695 ΔE 3.6 · close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Liquitex
- B Cadmium-free Yellow Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 891 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix 890 ΔE 4.4 · close
Nuclear Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- B SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Dwarven Gold Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 5.8 · similar
Nuclear Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #E1A43A | British Sand Yellow AFV (3rd Gen) | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #D49D31 | Clear Brown Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 3.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #EAA339 | Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mig | #E5910B | Light Rust Acrylics | ΔE 4.0 |
| Duncan | #F49E00 | Skulker Yellow Wave 1 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Tamiya | #D89C42 | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.3 |
| The Army Painter | #CB9413 | Sand Golem Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Arteza | #CE8E2A | Yellow Ochre Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Italeri | #F39A1F | Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.9 |
| Creature | #C88B2A | Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 6.3 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tom Color | #F4B215 | FS 13655 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #FBB147 | Melao Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 9.9 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Yellow RLM04 Model Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Yellow Mecha Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Moon Yellow Game Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Natural Wood Grain Model Color ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Yellow Ochre Mecha Color ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Filthy Brown Game Color ΔE 3.9 · close
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