Maize Yellow vs Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

Maize Yellow

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#fcd400 (estimate)

Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PY154
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#f4de33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium is more muted than Maize Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Maize Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium instead of Maize Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium is more muted than Maize Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Maize Yellow instead of Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Maize Yellow is 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 Maize Yellow on the colour wheel See Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Maize Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

All matches: Maize Yellow equivalents · Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium equivalents

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