Yellow vs Ancient Honey

Yellow

Brand
AMMO by Mig
Range
Shaders
Code
A.MIG-0867
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e5be1b (estimate)

Ancient Honey

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f0b800 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ancient Honey is more saturated than Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: AMMO by Mig Yellow is an ink, glaze or transparent paint and Army Painter Ancient Honey is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Ancient Honey instead of Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ancient Honey is more saturated than Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Yellow instead of Ancient Honey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow is more muted.

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 Yellow on the colour wheel See Ancient Honey on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ancient Honey

All matches: Yellow equivalents · Ancient Honey equivalents

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