What is the difference between Zinc Chromate Yellow and German Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). German Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zinc Chromate Yellow vs German Yellow

Zinc Chromate Yellow

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20013
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b49a3a (estimate)

German Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.806
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfb151 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Zinc Chromate Yellow.

Can I use German Yellow instead of Zinc Chromate Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). German Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Zinc Chromate Yellow.

Can I use Zinc Chromate Yellow instead of German Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zinc Chromate 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 Zinc Chromate Yellow on the colour wheel See German Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zinc Chromate Yellow

Zinc Chromate Yellow vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than German Yellow
Zinc Chromate Yellow vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than German Yellow
Zinc Chromate Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to German Yellow

German Yellow vs Plasma Green (IONIC-0017)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Yellow
German Yellow vs Medium German Yellow (A.MIG-0617)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close · closer than Zinc Chromate Yellow
German Yellow vs Pale Gold Yellow (AMMO.F-517)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Zinc Chromate Yellow equivalents · German Yellow equivalents