What is the difference between Inner Light and Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide?

ΔE 8 (close). Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Inner Light vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Inner Light

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdca53 (estimate)

Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY42
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2b938 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is a little darker, more saturated than Inner Light.

Can I use Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide instead of Inner Light?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is a little darker, more saturated than Inner Light.

Can I use Inner Light instead of Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Inner Light is a little lighter, 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 Inner Light on the colour wheel See Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Inner Light

Inner Light vs Nickel Azo Yellow (PY150)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair
Inner Light vs Diarylide Yellow (PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose
Inner Light vs C.P. Cadmium Yellow DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide vs Phoenix FlamesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide vs Meteor RockWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Inner Light equivalents · Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide equivalents