Yellow Fluor vs Dorn Yellow

Yellow Fluor

Brand
AK Interactive
Range
Glow Precision Fluor
Code
AK12111
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#ffee18 (estimate)

Dorn Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f4d838 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dorn Yellow is a little darker, much more muted than Yellow Fluor. They are different kinds of paint: AK Interactive Yellow Fluor is a fluorescent or effect paint and Citadel Dorn Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Dorn Yellow instead of Yellow Fluor?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Dorn Yellow is a little darker, much more muted than Yellow Fluor. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Yellow Fluor instead of Dorn Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Fluor is a little lighter, much 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 Yellow Fluor on the colour wheel See Dorn Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Fluor

Other AK Interactive paints close to Dorn Yellow

All matches: Yellow Fluor equivalents · Dorn Yellow equivalents

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