What is the difference between Clear Yellow and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 8 (close). Yellow RLM04 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Yellow vs Yellow RLM04

Clear Yellow

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

Yellow RLM04

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow RLM04 is more muted than Clear Yellow.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Clear Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Yellow RLM04 is more muted than Clear Yellow.

Can I use Clear Yellow instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Yellow is more saturated.

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 Yellow RLM04 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 Yellow RLM04
Clear Yellow vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Clear Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Dirty Yellow (AK11043)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Yellow
Yellow RLM04 vs Dark Flesh (AK11056)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
Yellow RLM04 vs RLM 04 (AK11813)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Clear Yellow equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents