Yellow (Game Color)
Vallejo · Game Color · 72.085
#EBA90C · L*73.6 a*13.4 b*75.6
The closest match to Vallejo Yellow (Game Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Golden Yellow at ΔE 0.3. 5 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 Vallejo Yellow (Game Color)?
Apple Barrel Golden Yellow is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Yellow (Game Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Cream Yellow (ΔE 1.1) and Kimera Kolors Warm Yellow (ΔE 1.2).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Yellow (Game Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Dirty Yellow, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Golden Yellow Gloss™ 21395 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21966E ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Cream Yellow Acrysion N34 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B RLM04 Yellow Aqueous Hobby Color H413 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A Warm Yellow Pure Pigments PY83 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 PY 170 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Giallo Cromo Mr Paint MRP-310 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Yellow Clear Mr Paint MRP-264 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dirty Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11043 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B RLM 04 Air (3rd Gen) RC267 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Reaper
- A Saffron Sunset Master Series Paints Core Colors 9247 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Ogre Skin Master Series Paints Bones 9459 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.2 · similar
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 13655 TC-0010 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Amarelo Helena TCUP-02 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Phoenix Flames Warpaints WP1446 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix 890 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix 412 ΔE 3.7 · close
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Italeri
- B Gold Acrylic Paint 4671AP ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Yellow Acrylic Paint 4642AP ΔE 7.8 · similar
Yellow (Game Color) equivalent in Golden
- B Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Heavy Body 1386 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7386 ΔE 3.7 · close
Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 3.0 |
| Foundry | #F8B409 | Yellow Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.1 |
| Duncan | #F8AF2B | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | ΔE 3.2 |
| Humbrol | #F9B400 | Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 3.2 |
| Scale75 | #FBB400 | Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range | ΔE 3.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.6 |
| Tamiya | #FFB300 | Camel yellow Spray | ΔE 3.8 |
| Citadel | #FBB81C | Averland Sunset Air | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 4.1 |
| FolkArt | #DD9E2A | Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment | ΔE 4.3 |
| Acrilex | #FEBA11 | Amarelo Ouro Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Warcolours | #DB9D2C | Ochre 3 Layer paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.0 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.6 |
| Arteza | #D2A702 | Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Monument | #E6B802 | Transparent Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Mig | #D8A64F | Sand Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 6.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 7.6 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Yellow Mecha Color ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Polished Gold Game Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B IJA Chrome Yellow Model Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Dark Yellow Arte Deco ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Medium Yellow Model Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Sun Yellow Game Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
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