What is the difference between High Coverage Yellow and Light Yellow?

ΔE 15 (loose). Light Yellow is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

High Coverage Yellow vs Light Yellow

High Coverage Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fff44f (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 15.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Yellow is noticeably darker, warmer than High Coverage Yellow.

Can I use Light Yellow instead of High Coverage Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Light Yellow is noticeably darker, warmer than High Coverage Yellow.

Can I use High Coverage Yellow instead of Light Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: High Coverage Yellow is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 High Coverage Yellow on the colour wheel See Light Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to High Coverage Yellow

High Coverage Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Yellow
High Coverage Yellow vs Moon Yellow (72.005)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Light Yellow
High Coverage Yellow vs Bile Green (72.122)Game Color · ΔE 17, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Yellow

Light Yellow vs Poison Yellow (IONIC-0016)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than High Coverage Yellow
Light Yellow vs Yellow (IONIC-0019)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than High Coverage Yellow
Light Yellow vs Sunny Yellow (ATOM-20019)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair · closer than High Coverage Yellow

All matches: High Coverage Yellow equivalents · Light Yellow equivalents