What is the difference between Pure Yellow and Inner Light?

ΔE 10 (close). Inner Light is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Yellow vs Inner Light

Pure Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-529
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f1bc2f (estimate)

Inner Light

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdca53 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inner Light is a little lighter, more muted than Pure Yellow.

Can I use Inner Light instead of Pure Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Inner Light is a little lighter, more muted than Pure Yellow.

Can I use Pure Yellow instead of Inner Light?

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

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 Pure Yellow on the colour wheel See Inner Light on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Pure Yellow

Pure Yellow vs Meteor RockWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Inner Light
Pure Yellow vs Phoenix FlamesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close
Pure Yellow vs Warped YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Inner Light

Inner Light vs Lemon Yellow (ATOM-20017)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair
Inner Light vs Gelbbraun 8020 (ATOM-20015)ATOM · ΔE 13, fair
Inner Light vs Light Rust (A.MIG-0610)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Pure Yellow equivalents · Inner Light equivalents