Maize Yellow vs Yellow

Maize Yellow

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

Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Inks
Code
4294
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#ffce0b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 4.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Maize Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World Yellow 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 Yellow instead of Maize Yellow?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Maize Yellow instead of Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Maize Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow

All matches: Maize Yellow equivalents · Yellow equivalents

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