What is the difference between Ammo Yellow and Deep Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). Deep Yellow is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ammo Yellow vs Deep Yellow

Ammo Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3502
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcd408 (estimate)

Deep Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.915
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8c318 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Ammo Yellow.

Can I use Deep Yellow instead of Ammo Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Deep Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Ammo Yellow.

Can I use Ammo Yellow instead of Deep Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ammo Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Ammo Yellow on the colour wheel See Deep Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ammo Yellow

Ammo Yellow vs Moon Yellow (72.005)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Deep Yellow
Ammo Yellow vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Ammo Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow vs Yellow (IONIC-0019)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ammo Yellow
Deep Yellow vs Yellow (ATOM-20018)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ammo Yellow
Deep Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (ATOM-20017)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ammo Yellow

All matches: Ammo Yellow equivalents · Deep Yellow equivalents