Maize Yellow vs Moon Yellow

Maize Yellow

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

Moon Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color
Code
72.005
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#eed70c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible 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 Vallejo Moon Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

✓ Herrick Games paint comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Maize Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Maize Yellow instead of Moon 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 Moon Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Maize Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Moon Yellow

All matches: Maize Yellow equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents

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