What is the difference between Primary Yellow and Yriel Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Yriel Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Yellow vs Yriel Yellow

Primary Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0018
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4e400 (estimate)

Yriel Yellow

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcd01c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yriel Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Primary Yellow.

Can I use Yriel Yellow instead of Primary Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Yriel Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Primary Yellow.

Can I use Primary Yellow instead of Yriel Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Yellow 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 Primary Yellow on the colour wheel See Yriel Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Primary Yellow

Primary Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yriel Yellow
Primary Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yriel Yellow
Primary Yellow vs Dorn YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Yriel Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Yriel Yellow

Yriel Yellow vs Yellow (ATOM-20018)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Primary Yellow
Yriel Yellow vs Yellow (IONIC-0019)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Primary Yellow
Yriel Yellow vs Ammo Yellow (A.MIG-3502)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Primary Yellow

All matches: Primary Yellow equivalents · Yriel Yellow equivalents