What is the difference between Zinc Chromate Yellow and Yellow Green?

ΔE 18 (loose). Yellow Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zinc Chromate Yellow vs Yellow Green

Zinc Chromate Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11858
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e2d10f (estimate)

Yellow Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.954
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cce428 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Green is a little lighter, cooler than Zinc Chromate Yellow.

Can I use Yellow Green instead of Zinc Chromate Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Yellow Green is a little lighter, cooler than Zinc Chromate Yellow.

Can I use Zinc Chromate Yellow instead of Yellow Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zinc Chromate Yellow is a little darker, 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 Zinc Chromate Yellow on the colour wheel See Yellow Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zinc Chromate Yellow

Zinc Chromate Yellow vs Moon Yellow (72.005)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Yellow Green
Zinc Chromate Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Yellow Green
Zinc Chromate Yellow vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow Green

Other AK Interactive paints close to Yellow Green

Yellow Green vs Laser Yellow (AK11048)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Zinc Chromate Yellow
Yellow Green vs Luminous Green (AK11128)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 19, loose
Yellow Green vs Pistachio (AK11130)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Zinc Chromate Yellow equivalents · Yellow Green equivalents