Yellow 3
Warcolours · Layer paints
#FFD416 · L*86.2 a*-0.2 b*84.4
The closest match to Warcolours Yellow 3 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Yellow 3 is a very light, vivid yellow. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Radiant Yellow at ΔE 0.3. 3 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 Warcolours Yellow 3?
AK Interactive Radiant Yellow is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Yellow 3 in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Sunburst Yellow (ΔE 0.5) and Golden Hansa Yellow Opaque (ΔE 0.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Yellow 3?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Yellow, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Yellow 3 Shop AK Interactive Radiant Yellow Shop AK Interactive Standard (3rd Gen) set
Yellow 3 equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Radiant Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11046 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Basic Intense Yellow Figures AK3037 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Yellow 3 equivalent in Citadel
- A Sunburst Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- A Yriel Yellow Layer ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Yellow 3 equivalent in Golden
- A Hansa Yellow Opaque Fluid 2191 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Cadmium Yellow Medium SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6520 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
Yellow 3 equivalent in Foundry
- A Yellow Paint System 2B ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Ochre Light Paint System 4C ΔE 4.2 · close
Yellow 3 equivalent in Scale75
- A Sulfur Yellow Instant Colors Range ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Intense Yellow Artist Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
Yellow 3 equivalent in Tamiya
- A Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint LP-83 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Chrome yellow Spray TS-47 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Yellow 3 equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Daemonic Yellow Warpaints Primer CP3015 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Maize Yellow Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Yellow 3 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Clear Yellow Acrysion N91 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Chiara Yellow Mr Color GX GX4 ΔE 4.3 · close
Yellow 3 equivalent in Duncan
- A Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Yellow 3 equivalent in Arteza
- A Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A102 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Lemon Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A100 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Yellow 3 equivalent in Revell
- B Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Yellow Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.5 · very close
Yellow 3 equivalent in Humbrol
- B Yellow Aerosol Sprays S69 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Yellow Acrylics - Gloss 69 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Yellow 3 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #F3C901 | Iridescent Lemon Yellow | ΔE 2.6 |
| Liquitex | #FFD13E | Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #F2D12C | Cyber Yellow Acrylic Colors | ΔE 2.8 |
| Reaper | #FFCB05 | Candlelight Yellow Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 2.9 |
| Vallejo | #F1C701 | Deep Yellow Model Color | ΔE 3.1 |
| FolkArt | #EECD02 | Bumblebee Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 3.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #FFD246 | Orange You Glad | ΔE 3.2 |
| P3 | #F0D133 | Sulfuric Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #ECC71D | Canary Yellow Colors | ΔE 3.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FDCA31 | Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #F0D500 | Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Italeri | #FEE000 | Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #EBC30B | Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 4.2 |
| Tom Color | #EBD238 | Primer Acrílico Zinc Chromate Yellow Primer | ΔE 4.8 |
| Monument | #E9D035 | Golden Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Creature | #F3E21F | Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E5D828 | Cold Yellow Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.3 |
| Acrilex | #FEBA11 | Amarelo Ouro Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Yellow 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Ochre 2 Layer paints ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Fluorescent Orange Layer paints ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D One-coat Beige One-coat paints ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Metallic Bright Gold Metallic paints ΔE 8.3 · similar
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