Metallic Yellow
Warcolours · Metallic paints
#89811F · L*53.1 a*-8.4 b*50.5
The closest match to Warcolours Metallic Yellow in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Metallic Yellow is a mid-toned, saturated yellow. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Golden Green Gold at ΔE 3.1 — 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Metallic Yellow?
Golden Green Gold is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Metallic Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Dark Yellow (ΔE 3.5) and Scale75 Green Ochre (ΔE 3.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Metallic Yellow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Yellow, ΔE 3.5 — a close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Metallic Yellow equivalent in Golden
- B Green Gold OPEN Acrylics 7170 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Green Gold Fluid 2170 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in Vallejo
- C Dark Yellow Model Color 70.978 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Vomit Game Color 72.134 ΔE 3.9 · close
Metallic Yellow equivalent in Scale75
- C Green Ochre Warfront Range ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Ss Camo Light Green Warfront Range ΔE 3.7 · close
Metallic Yellow equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Commando Green Warpaints WP1410 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Bright Gold Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.8 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in Foundry
- C Raw Linen Shade Paint System 30A ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Moss Paint System 29B ΔE 5.6 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in Reaper
- C Camouflage Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9177 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Gnoll Pelt Master Series Paints Bones 9460 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in FolkArt
- D Alfalfa Acrylic Colors 2427 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Bright Gold Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 2966 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in Tamiya
- D Khaki Lacquer Paint LP-73 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat XF-49 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in Citadel
- D Nurgles Rot Technical ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Plaguebearer Flesh Contrast ΔE 7.3 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Hay Color Mr Color 524 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Cockpit Color (Kawanishi) Mr Color 384 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in Mission Models
- D Russian WWII 4B0 FS 34257 MMP-085 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D US Army Olive Drab Faded 3 MMP-022 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Metallic Yellow equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Russian Uniform Lights -54- Figures AK3121 ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Golden Olive Standard (3rd Gen) AK11139 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Metallic Yellow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #957E38 | Antique Gold Metallic Colors | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mig | #8E814A | Dunkelgelb Base Acrylics | ΔE 7.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #91824B | Tan Earth World War II Range | ΔE 7.5 |
| Liquitex | #958146 | Iridescent Antique Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #A48600 | Interior Yellow - Green Mr Paint | ΔE 7.9 |
| Duncan | #A58E42 | Panzer Yellow Wave 3 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Tom Color | #9B9251 | USAF Pilot Belts And Details | ΔE 8.2 |
| P3 | #757131 | Battledress Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.2 |
| Italeri | #A2924C | Panzer Dunkelgelb 1943 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.3 |
| Monument | #879245 | Yellow Green Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #809320 | Limeade Colors | ΔE 8.6 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.2 |
| Arteza | #758351 | Pearl Olive Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 11.7 |
| Acrilex | #9DA548 | Verde Pistache Paints | ΔE 12.2 |
| Humbrol | #6A7145 | Grass Green Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 13.2 |
| Revell | #B8964F | Sandy Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 13.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #956B23 | Dark Ochre Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 13.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #B2B954 | Summoning Sickness | ΔE 17.4 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Transparent Ochre Transparent paints ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Transparent Olive Transparent paints ΔE 10.9 · far
- E Olive 4 Layer paints ΔE 13.2 · far
- E Olive 3 Layer paints ΔE 13.7 · far
- E Ochre 5 Layer paints ΔE 15.5 · far
- E Metallic Antique Gold Metallic paints ΔE 16.0 · far
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