What is the difference between Dirty Yellow and Golden Yellow?

ΔE 10 (fair). Golden Yellow is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dirty Yellow vs Golden Yellow

Dirty Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eca630 (estimate)

Golden Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.948
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f89c2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Golden Yellow is more saturated, warmer than Dirty Yellow.

Can I use Golden Yellow instead of Dirty Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Golden Yellow is more saturated, warmer than Dirty Yellow.

Can I use Dirty Yellow instead of Golden Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dirty Yellow is more muted, 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 Dirty Yellow on the colour wheel See Golden Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dirty Yellow

Dirty Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Golden Yellow
Dirty Yellow vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golden Yellow
Dirty Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Golden Yellow

Other AK Interactive paints close to Golden Yellow

Golden Yellow vs Clear Yellow (AK11217)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dirty Yellow
Golden Yellow vs Luminous Orange (AK11082)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dirty Yellow
Golden Yellow vs RLM 04 (AK11813)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dirty Yellow equivalents · Golden Yellow equivalents