What is the difference between Clear Yellow and Sun Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Sun Yellow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Yellow vs Sun Yellow

Clear Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11217
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f89624 (estimate)

Sun Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.006
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68917 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sun Yellow is a little darker than Clear Yellow.

Can I use Sun Yellow instead of Clear Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sun Yellow is a little darker than Clear Yellow.

Can I use Clear Yellow instead of Sun Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Yellow is a little lighter.

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 Clear Yellow on the colour wheel See Sun Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Yellow

Clear Yellow vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sun Yellow
Clear Yellow vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Clear Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sun Yellow

Sun Yellow vs Luminous Orange (AK11082)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Clear Yellow
Sun Yellow vs Clear Orange (AK11218)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 19, loose
Sun Yellow vs RLM 04 (AK11813)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Clear Yellow equivalents · Sun Yellow equivalents