Yellow (Mecha Color)
Vallejo · Mecha Color · 69.004
#E8A30A · L*71.8 a*15.3 b*74.4
The closest match to Vallejo Yellow (Mecha Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Yellow is a light, vivid orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Saffron Sunset at ΔE 1.2. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Yellow (Mecha Color)?
Reaper Saffron Sunset is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Yellow (Mecha Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Dirty Yellow (ΔE 1.2) and Apple Barrel Golden Yellow (ΔE 1.5).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Yellow (Mecha Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Dirty Yellow, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Reaper
- A Saffron Sunset Master Series Paints Core Colors 9247 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Ogre Skin Master Series Paints Bones 9459 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dirty Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11043 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A RLM 04 Air (3rd Gen) RC267 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21966E ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Golden Yellow Gloss™ 21395 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Cream Yellow Acrysion N34 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Yellow Fs13538 A Aqueous Hobby Color H329 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Giallo Cromo Mr Paint MRP-310 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Yellow Clear Mr Paint MRP-264 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Warm Yellow Pure Pigments PY83 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 PY 170 ΔE 4.0 · close
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Golden
- B Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Heavy Body 1386 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Naples Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6695 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Phoenix Flames Warpaints WP1446 ΔE 4.1 · close
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Scale75
- B SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Rotten Pus Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.9 · close
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix 890 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Cadmium-free Yellow Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 891 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment 7102 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2385 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Yellow (Mecha Color) equivalent in Foundry
- B Butter Fudge Light Paint System 55C ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Lemon Shade Paint System 1A ΔE 4.6 · close
Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #D89D1B | Zamesi Desert Layer | ΔE 3.3 |
| Warcolours | #DB9D2C | Ochre 3 Layer paints | ΔE 3.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #E39C28 | Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.5 |
| Duncan | #F8AF2B | Yellow Flame Wave 1 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Tom Color | #F4B215 | FS 13655 | ΔE 4.1 |
| Creature | #E2AB06 | Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 4.3 |
| Italeri | #EAB124 | Gold Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Humbrol | #E0AC25 | Gold Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 4.7 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.9 |
| Tamiya | #FFB300 | Camel yellow Spray | ΔE 4.9 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Acrilex | #FBB147 | Melao Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Mig | #D8A64F | Sand Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 6.3 |
| Arteza | #D2A702 | Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 8.3 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Moon Yellow Game Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Yellow Game Color ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Yellow RLM04 Model Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B IJA Chrome Yellow Model Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Natural Wood Grain Model Color ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Nuclear Yellow Xpress Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
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