Maize Yellow vs Clear Yellow

Maize Yellow

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

Clear Yellow

Brand
Reaper
Range
MSP Clears & Inks
Code
09095
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fcf400 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Clear Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Maize Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Maize Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Reaper Clear 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 Clear Yellow instead of Maize Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Clear Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Maize Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Maize Yellow instead of Clear Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Maize Yellow is a little darker, 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 Maize Yellow on the colour wheel See Clear Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Maize Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Clear Yellow

All matches: Maize Yellow equivalents · Clear Yellow equivalents

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