What is the difference between Bile Yellow and Buff?

ΔE 15 (loose). Buff is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bile Yellow vs Buff

Bile Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfb530 (estimate)

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Buff is more muted, warmer than Bile Yellow.

Can I use Buff instead of Bile Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Buff is more muted, warmer than Bile Yellow.

Can I use Bile Yellow instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bile Yellow is more saturated, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Bile Yellow on the colour wheel See Buff on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bile Yellow

Bile Yellow vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buff
Bile Yellow vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Buff
Bile Yellow vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Buff

Other AK Interactive paints close to Buff

Buff vs Plague Yellow (AK17013)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bile Yellow
Buff vs Dirty Yellow (AK17007)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bile Yellow
Buff vs Dark Sand (AK11033)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bile Yellow

All matches: Bile Yellow equivalents · Buff equivalents