Fire Lizard vs Medium Yellow

Fire Lizard

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

Medium Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.002
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f9a70d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Fire Lizard.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Fire Lizard?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Fire Lizard.

Can I use Fire Lizard instead of Medium Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Lizard is a little darker, more muted.

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 Medium Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fire Lizard

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Yellow

All matches: Fire Lizard equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents

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