What is the difference between Light Yellow and Toxic Yellow?

ΔE 17 (loose). Toxic Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Yellow vs Toxic Yellow

Light Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbc24f (estimate)

Toxic Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eae083 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Toxic Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Light Yellow.

Can I use Toxic Yellow instead of Light Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Toxic Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Light Yellow.

Can I use Light Yellow instead of Toxic Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Yellow is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 Light Yellow on the colour wheel See Toxic Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Yellow

Light Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Toxic Yellow
Light Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Toxic Yellow
Light Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Toxic Yellow

Other AK Interactive paints close to Toxic Yellow

Toxic Yellow vs Pale Yellow (AK11038)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Yellow
Toxic Yellow vs Interior Yellow Green (AK11138)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Light Yellow
Toxic Yellow vs Beige (AK11030)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Light Yellow

All matches: Light Yellow equivalents · Toxic Yellow equivalents