Daemonic Yellow vs Lemon Yellow

Daemonic Yellow

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#fdc808 (estimate)

Lemon Yellow

Brand
Tamiya
Range
X Gloss Acrylic
Code
X-8
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ffd600 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Lemon Yellow is a little lighter than Daemonic Yellow.

Can I use Lemon Yellow instead of Daemonic Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Lemon Yellow is a little lighter than Daemonic Yellow.

Can I use Daemonic Yellow instead of Lemon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Daemonic Yellow is a little darker.

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 Daemonic Yellow on the colour wheel See Lemon Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Daemonic Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Lemon Yellow

All matches: Daemonic Yellow equivalents · Lemon Yellow equivalents

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