What is the difference between Pure Yellow and Deep Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). Deep Yellow is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Yellow vs Deep Yellow

Pure Yellow

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

Deep Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.915
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8c318 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Pure Yellow.

Can I use Deep Yellow instead of Pure Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Deep Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Pure Yellow.

Can I use Pure Yellow instead of Deep Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Yellow is more muted, 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 Pure Yellow on the colour wheel See Deep Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Yellow

Pure Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Yellow
Pure Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Yellow
Pure Yellow vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow vs Yellow (IONIC-0019)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pure Yellow
Deep Yellow vs Yellow (ATOM-20018)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pure Yellow
Deep Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (ATOM-20017)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pure Yellow

All matches: Pure Yellow equivalents · Deep Yellow equivalents