What is the difference between Volcanic Yellow and Light Yellow?

ΔE 13 (fair). Light Yellow is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Volcanic Yellow vs Light Yellow

Volcanic Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffc745 (estimate)

Light Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.949
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0d037 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Volcanic Yellow.

Can I use Light Yellow instead of Volcanic Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Light Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Volcanic Yellow.

Can I use Volcanic Yellow instead of Light Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Volcanic Yellow

Volcanic Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Yellow
Volcanic Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Yellow
Volcanic Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Yellow

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Yellow

Light Yellow vs Radiant Yellow (AK11046)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Volcanic Yellow
Light Yellow vs Purulent Yellow (AK11039)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Volcanic Yellow
Light Yellow vs Golden Yellow (AK11041)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Volcanic Yellow

All matches: Volcanic Yellow equivalents · Light Yellow equivalents