What is the difference between Peach and Sun Yellow?

ΔE 15 (loose). Sun Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Peach vs Sun Yellow

Peach

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffa400 (estimate)

Sun Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.006
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68917 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sun Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Peach.

Can I use Sun Yellow instead of Peach?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Sun Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Peach.

Can I use Peach instead of Sun Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Peach is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Peach on the colour wheel See Sun Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Peach

Peach vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sun Yellow
Peach vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sun Yellow
Peach vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sun Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sun Yellow

Sun Yellow vs Light Rust (ATOM-20023)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Peach
Sun Yellow vs Bright Orange (ATOM-20026)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Peach
Sun Yellow vs Bronze ShadowIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Peach equivalents · Sun Yellow equivalents