Charming Chartreuse vs Primary Yellow

Charming Chartreuse

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d0d82a (estimate)

Primary Yellow

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8580
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fcfb41 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Primary Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Charming Chartreuse. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Charming Chartreuse is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Primary 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 Primary Yellow instead of Charming Chartreuse?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Primary Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Charming Chartreuse. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Charming Chartreuse instead of Primary Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Charming Chartreuse is noticeably darker, 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 Charming Chartreuse on the colour wheel See Primary Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Charming Chartreuse

Other Army Painter paints close to Primary Yellow

All matches: Charming Chartreuse equivalents · Primary Yellow equivalents

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