What is the difference between Sun Stone and Medium Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Medium Yellow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun Stone vs Medium Yellow

Sun Stone

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0020
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffb81c (estimate)

Medium Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.002
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9a70d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Yellow is a little darker than Sun Stone.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Sun Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Yellow is a little darker than Sun Stone.

Can I use Sun Stone instead of Medium Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sun Stone is a little lighter.

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 Sun Stone on the colour wheel See Medium Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sun Stone

Sun Stone vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Yellow
Sun Stone vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Sun Stone vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Yellow

Medium Yellow vs Golden Yellow (IONIC-0021)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sun Stone
Medium Yellow vs Peach (IONIC-0044)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sun Stone
Medium Yellow vs Gold Yellow (ATOM-20020)ATOM · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Sun Stone equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents