What is the difference between Lemon Yellow and Deep Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). Deep Yellow is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lemon Yellow vs Deep Yellow

Lemon Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9c22a (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 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Yellow is cooler than Lemon Yellow.

Can I use Deep Yellow instead of Lemon Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Deep Yellow is cooler than Lemon Yellow.

Can I use Lemon Yellow instead of Deep Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lemon Yellow is 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 Lemon Yellow on the colour wheel See Deep Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lemon Yellow

Lemon Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Lemon Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Lemon Yellow vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow vs Yellow (IONIC-0019)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lemon Yellow
Deep Yellow vs Yellow (ATOM-20018)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lemon Yellow
Deep Yellow vs Light Rust (A.MIG-0610)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Lemon Yellow equivalents · Deep Yellow equivalents