Fluorescent Yellow
Warcolours · Layer paints
#E9FF00 · L*95.5 a*-30.5 b*92.6
The closest match to Warcolours Fluorescent Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Fluorescent Yellow is a very light, vivid yellow. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Golden Fluorescent Yellow at ΔE 2.5 — very close. 24 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 Warcolours Fluorescent Yellow?
Golden Fluorescent Yellow is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Fluorescent Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Yellow (ΔE 3.9) and Scale75 Neon Yellow (ΔE 4.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Fluorescent Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Yellow Fluorescent, ΔE 7.5 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Fluorescent Yellow Shop Golden Fluorescent Yellow Shop Golden SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors set
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Golden
- B Fluorescent Yellow SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6770 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Fluorescent Chartreuse Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors 4615 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Yellow Fluor Metallic ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Citrine Yellow Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 6.4 · similar
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- C Neon Yellow Artist Range ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Speed Yellow FX Range ΔE 4.5 · close
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Luminous Yellow RAL 1026 Mr Paint MRP-192 ΔE 4.3 · close
- E Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint MRP-163 ΔE 12.6 · far
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Sun Yellow Military Range 103 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Ink Wash Yellow Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 168 ΔE 4.5 · close
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Tom Color
- C Amarelo TC-0158 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Amarelo Girassol TCUP-01 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- D Clear Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9095 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Neon Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9287 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Fluorescent Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11049 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Laser Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11048 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Revell
- D Luminous Yellow Email Color - Silk ΔE 6.1 · similar
- E Yellow Email Color - Gloss ΔE 13.8 · far
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Acrilex
- D Amarelo Limao Paints 504 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- E Verde Alecrim Paints 898 ΔE 11.7 · far
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Citadel
- D Flash Gitz Yellow Air ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Bad Moon Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.0 · similar
Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Fluorescent Yellow Acrysion N97 ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Yellow Primary Color Pigments CR3 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Fluorescent Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #F0E740 | Yellow Fluorescent Mecha Color | ΔE 7.5 |
| Tamiya | #FFF001 | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| The Army Painter | #FFF464 | Lens Flare Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash | ΔE 7.9 |
| Liquitex | #E1ED6D | Fluorescent Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.0 |
| Duncan | #ECEB69 | Craven Yellow Wave 2 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Foundry | #FFEB2B | Lemon Paint System | ΔE 8.9 |
| P3 | #F7E52D | Cygnus Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.0 |
| Creature | #F3E21F | Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.1 |
| FolkArt | #F3E008 | Yellow Light Acrylic Colors | ΔE 9.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #FDE852 | Pucker | ΔE 10.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E5D828 | Cold Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #F3ED7D | Neon Yellow Colors | ΔE 10.1 |
| Monument | #F2DD26 | Fluorescent Yellow Pro Signature Series | ΔE 10.5 |
| Humbrol | #F8E000 | Lemon Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 10.6 |
| Arteza | #EEDF63 | Lemon Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Mission Models | #E3D209 | Yellow Zinc Chromate | ΔE 11.6 |
| Italeri | #FEE000 | Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.8 |
| Mig | #D8CD73 | Faded Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 15.7 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- A Green 1 Layer paints ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Metallic Green Metallic paints ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Metallic Sand Metallic paints ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Olive 2 Layer paints ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Transparent Yellow Transparent paints ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Yellow Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 6.8 · similar
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