What is the difference between Primary Yellow and Bile Green?

ΔE 13 (fair). Bile Green is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Yellow vs Bile Green

Primary Yellow

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

Bile Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eef91a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bile Green is a little lighter, cooler than Primary Yellow.

Can I use Bile Green instead of Primary Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Bile Green is a little lighter, cooler than Primary Yellow.

Can I use Primary Yellow instead of Bile Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Yellow is a little darker, warmer.

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 Bile Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Primary Yellow

Primary Yellow vs Moon Yellow (72.005)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bile Green
Primary Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bile Green
Primary Yellow vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 18, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Bile Green

Bile Green vs Acid Green (IONIC-0132)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Primary Yellow
Bile Green vs High Coverage Yellow (IONIC-0014)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 17, loose
Bile Green vs Sunny Yellow (A.MIG-0639)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Primary Yellow equivalents · Bile Green equivalents