What is the difference between Inner Light and Yellow Oxide?

ΔE 18 (loose). Yellow Oxide is noticeably darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Inner Light vs Yellow Oxide

Inner Light

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdca53 (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 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Oxide is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Inner Light.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Inner Light?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Yellow Oxide is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Inner Light.

Can I use Inner Light instead of Yellow Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Inner Light is noticeably lighter, much 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 Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Inner Light

Inner Light vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide
Inner Light vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Yellow Oxide
Inner Light vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Oxide

Yellow Oxide vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Inner Light
Yellow Oxide vs Fire LizardWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Inner Light
Yellow Oxide vs Moonbeam Yellow (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Inner Light

All matches: Inner Light equivalents · Yellow Oxide equivalents