What is the difference between Life Vest Yellow and Warm Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Warm Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Life Vest Yellow vs Warm Yellow

Life Vest Yellow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4029P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fecb00 (estimate)

Warm Yellow

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #feb10d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Warm Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Life Vest Yellow.

Can I use Warm Yellow instead of Life Vest Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Warm Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Life Vest Yellow.

Can I use Life Vest Yellow instead of Warm Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Life Vest Yellow is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Life Vest Yellow on the colour wheel See Warm Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Life Vest Yellow

Life Vest Yellow vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close · closer than Warm Yellow
Life Vest Yellow vs Cold Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Warm Yellow
Life Vest Yellow vs Permanent Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Warm Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Warm Yellow

Warm Yellow vs Moonbeam Yellow (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Life Vest Yellow
Warm Yellow vs Meteor RockWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Life Vest Yellow
Warm Yellow vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Life Vest Yellow

All matches: Life Vest Yellow equivalents · Warm Yellow equivalents