Ancient Honey vs Transparent Yellow

Ancient Honey

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

Transparent Yellow

Brand
Pro Acryl
Range
Transparents
Code
049
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#d8b020 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Transparent Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Ancient Honey. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Ancient Honey is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Pro Acryl Transparent Yellow is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Transparent Yellow instead of Ancient Honey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Transparent Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Ancient Honey. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Ancient Honey instead of Transparent Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ancient Honey is a little lighter, 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 Ancient Honey on the colour wheel See Transparent Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Ancient Honey

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Yellow

All matches: Ancient Honey equivalents · Transparent Yellow equivalents

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