Paint Equivalents

Transparent Yellow

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.937

#F7A501 · L*74.0 a*20.6 b*77.8

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

Vallejo Transparent Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Yellow Fs13538 at ΔE 0.9. 9 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 Transparent Yellow?

Mr. Hobby Yellow Fs13538 is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Transparent Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Lantern Yellow (ΔE 1.0) and AK Interactive RLM 04 (ΔE 1.5).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Transparent Yellow?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is RLM 04, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Transparent Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Yellow Fs13538 Mr Color 329 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Yellow Fs13538 A Aqueous Hobby Color H329 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Lantern Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9407 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Saffron Sunset Master Series Paints Core Colors 9247 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A RLM 04 Air (3rd Gen) RC267 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B RLM 04 Air AK2091 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Phoenix Flames Warpaints WP1446 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Scale75

  1. A SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. C Neon Orange Artist Range ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21965E ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21966E ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Revell

  1. A Yellow Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. E Africa Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 11.8 · far

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Yellow 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Orange 2 Layer paints ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Lemon Yellow FS13655 Mr Paint MRP-386 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Giallo Mimetico Mr Paint MRP-325 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Golden

  1. B Diarylide Yellow Fluid 2147 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Fluorescent Orange-Yellow Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors 4640 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Skulker Yellow Wave 1 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Transparent Yellow equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Butter Fudge Light Paint System 55C ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Ochre Paint System 4B ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Transparent Yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Coat d'Arms #FEB101 Golden Yellow Fantasy Range ΔE 3.5
Kimera Kolors #EAA339 Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 ΔE 4.0
Tamiya #FFB300 Camel yellow Spray ΔE 4.1
Green Stuff World #E39C28 Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3
P3 #F4AF46 Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.4
Acrilex #FBB147 Melao Paints ΔE 4.5
Italeri #F39A1F Yellow Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.6
Liquitex #E89509 Cadmium-free Yellow Deep Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.8
Tom Color #F4B215 FS 13655 ΔE 4.9
Humbrol #F9B400 Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.2
FolkArt #DD9E2A Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 5.2
Citadel #FBB81C Averland Sunset Air ΔE 5.8
Mig #E5910B Light Rust Acrylics ΔE 6.1
Mission Models #E4AE44 New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) ΔE 6.5
Creature #E2AB06 Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 7.0
Turbo Dork #F4BC64 Gold Rush ΔE 8.4
Monument #DDA55B Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series ΔE 8.7
Arteza #E4B463 Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 9.1

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Sun Yellow Game Color ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A IJA Chrome Yellow Model Air ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  3. A Moon Yellow Game Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  4. B Yellow RLM04 Model Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
  5. B Sun Yellow Hobby Paint ΔE 3.0 · very close
  6. B Golden Yellow Model Color ΔE 3.1 · very close

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