What is the difference between Fire Lizard and Yellow Oxide?

ΔE 7 (close). Yellow Oxide is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Lizard vs Yellow Oxide

Fire Lizard

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

Yellow Oxide

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eca902 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Oxide is a little lighter than Fire Lizard.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Fire Lizard?

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

Can I use Fire Lizard instead of Yellow Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Lizard 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 Fire Lizard on the colour wheel See Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Fire Lizard

Fire Lizard vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close
Fire Lizard vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, fair
Fire Lizard vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Oxide

Yellow Oxide vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Yellow Oxide vs Moonbeam Yellow (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close
Yellow Oxide vs Meteor RockWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Fire Lizard equivalents · Yellow Oxide equivalents