Fiendish Yellow vs Naples Yellow

Fiendish Yellow

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

Naples Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor Artist
Code
Artist
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#fbae25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Naples Yellow is a little lighter than Fiendish Yellow.

Can I use Naples Yellow instead of Fiendish Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Naples Yellow is a little lighter than Fiendish Yellow.

Can I use Fiendish Yellow instead of Naples 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 Naples Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Fiendish Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Naples Yellow

All matches: Fiendish Yellow equivalents · Naples Yellow equivalents

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