What is the difference between Poison Yellow and Moon Yellow?

ΔE 12 (fair). Moon Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poison Yellow vs Moon Yellow

Poison Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0016
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7c826 (estimate)

Moon Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eed70c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Moon Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Poison Yellow.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Poison Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Moon Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Poison Yellow.

Can I use Poison Yellow instead of Moon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poison Yellow is a little darker, more muted.

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 Poison Yellow on the colour wheel See Moon Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Poison Yellow

Poison Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moon Yellow
Poison Yellow vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moon Yellow
Poison Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Moon Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Moon Yellow

Moon Yellow vs Sunny Yellow (A.MIG-0639)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Poison Yellow
Moon Yellow vs Sunny Yellow (ATOM-20019)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Poison Yellow
Moon Yellow vs Primary Yellow (IONIC-0018)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Poison Yellow

All matches: Poison Yellow equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents