What is the difference between Inner Light and Light Yellow?

ΔE 14 (fair). Light Yellow is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Inner Light vs Light Yellow

Inner Light

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

Light Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.949
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0d037 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Inner Light.

Can I use Light Yellow instead of Inner Light?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Light Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Inner Light.

Can I use Inner Light instead of Light Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Inner Light is more muted, warmer.

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 Light Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Inner Light

Inner Light vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Yellow
Inner Light vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Yellow
Inner Light vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Yellow

Light Yellow vs Warped YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Inner Light
Light Yellow vs Babe BlondeWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Inner Light
Light Yellow vs Moon DustWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Inner Light

All matches: Inner Light equivalents · Light Yellow equivalents