What is the difference between Moss Green and Light Yellow?

ΔE 20 (loose). Light Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moss Green vs Light Yellow

Moss Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0129
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b9c52a (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 20.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Moss Green.

Can I use Light Yellow instead of Moss Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Light Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Moss Green.

Can I use Moss Green instead of Light Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Moss Green

Moss Green vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Light Yellow
Moss Green vs Yellow Green (70.954)Model Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Light Yellow
Moss Green vs Camouflage Green (72.031)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Light Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Yellow

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

All matches: Moss Green equivalents · Light Yellow equivalents