What is the difference between Lens Flare Glow and Primary Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Primary Yellow is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lens Flare Glow vs Primary Yellow

Lens Flare Glow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f5f020 (estimate)

Primary Yellow

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY175 / PW6 / PY74
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fffd4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Primary Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Lens Flare Glow.

Can I use Primary Yellow instead of Lens Flare Glow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Primary Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Lens Flare Glow.

Can I use Lens Flare Glow instead of Primary Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lens Flare Glow is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Lens Flare Glow on the colour wheel See Primary Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Lens Flare Glow

Lens Flare Glow vs Hansa Yellow Opaque (PY74)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Primary Yellow
Lens Flare Glow vs Benzimidazolone Yellow Light (PY175)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Primary Yellow
Lens Flare Glow vs C.P. Cadmium Yellow MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Primary Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Primary Yellow

Primary Yellow vs Vivid VoltWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 15, fair
Primary Yellow vs Poisonous CloudWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 15, fair
Primary Yellow vs Sunpetal (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Lens Flare Glow equivalents · Primary Yellow equivalents