Fiendish Yellow vs Nickel Azo Yellow

Fiendish Yellow

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e49d0e (estimate)

Nickel Azo Yellow

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8534
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e9b024 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nickel Azo Yellow is a little lighter than Fiendish Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fiendish Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Nickel Azo 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 Nickel Azo Yellow instead of Fiendish Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Nickel Azo Yellow is a little lighter than Fiendish Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fiendish Yellow instead of Nickel Azo Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fiendish 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 Fiendish Yellow on the colour wheel See Nickel Azo Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Fiendish Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Nickel Azo Yellow

All matches: Fiendish Yellow equivalents · Nickel Azo Yellow equivalents

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