Fiendish Yellow vs Ink Yellow

Fiendish Yellow

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

Ink Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.085
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e7911b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ink Yellow is warmer than Fiendish Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Fiendish Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Ink 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 Ink Yellow instead of Fiendish Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ink Yellow is warmer than Fiendish Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fiendish Yellow instead of Ink Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fiendish Yellow is cooler.

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 Ink Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fiendish Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Ink Yellow

All matches: Fiendish Yellow equivalents · Ink Yellow equivalents

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