What is the difference between Fire Lizard and Yellow FS13538?

ΔE 11 (fair). Yellow FS13538 is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Lizard vs Yellow FS13538

Fire Lizard

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

Yellow FS13538

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-329
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7980f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow FS13538 is more saturated, warmer than Fire Lizard.

Can I use Yellow FS13538 instead of Fire Lizard?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Yellow FS13538 is more saturated, warmer than Fire Lizard.

Can I use Fire Lizard instead of Yellow FS13538?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Lizard is more muted, 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 Fire Lizard on the colour wheel See Yellow FS13538 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Fire Lizard

Fire Lizard vs Cream Yellow (H-34)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow FS13538
Fire Lizard vs Cream Yellow (N-34)Acrysion · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow FS13538
Fire Lizard vs RLM 04 Yellow (C-113)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Yellow FS13538

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow FS13538

Yellow FS13538 vs Glowing InfernoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fire Lizard
Yellow FS13538 vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Yellow FS13538 vs Radiation GlowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Fire Lizard equivalents · Yellow FS13538 equivalents