Fiendish Yellow vs Sahara Yellow

Fiendish Yellow

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

Sahara Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor
Code
SC11
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#b78824 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sahara Yellow is noticeably darker, much more muted than Fiendish Yellow.

Can I use Sahara Yellow instead of Fiendish Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Sahara Yellow is noticeably darker, much more muted than Fiendish Yellow.

Can I use Fiendish Yellow instead of Sahara Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fiendish Yellow is noticeably lighter, much 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 Fiendish Yellow on the colour wheel See Sahara Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Fiendish Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Sahara Yellow

All matches: Fiendish Yellow equivalents · Sahara Yellow equivalents

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