What is the difference between Medium German Yellow and Toxic Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). Toxic Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium German Yellow vs Toxic Yellow

Medium German Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0617
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7c865 (estimate)

Toxic Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eae083 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Toxic Yellow is a little lighter than Medium German Yellow.

Can I use Toxic Yellow instead of Medium German Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Toxic Yellow is a little lighter than Medium German Yellow.

Can I use Medium German Yellow instead of Toxic Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium German Yellow is a little darker.

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 Medium German Yellow on the colour wheel See Toxic Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium German Yellow

Medium German Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Toxic Yellow
Medium German Yellow vs German Yellow (70.806)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Toxic Yellow
Medium German Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Toxic Yellow

Toxic Yellow vs Faded Yellow (A.MIG-0624)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Medium German Yellow
Toxic Yellow vs Slime Yellow (IONIC-0015)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium German Yellow
Toxic Yellow vs Ice Yellow (IONIC-0013)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Medium German Yellow equivalents · Toxic Yellow equivalents