Meteor Rock vs Nickel Azo Yellow

Meteor Rock

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f0b800 (estimate)

Nickel Azo Yellow

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8534
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e9b024 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nickel Azo Yellow is more muted than Meteor Rock. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Meteor Rock is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Nickel Azo 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 Nickel Azo Yellow instead of Meteor Rock?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Nickel Azo Yellow is more muted than Meteor Rock. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Meteor Rock instead of Nickel Azo Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Meteor Rock 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 Meteor Rock on the colour wheel See Nickel Azo Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Meteor Rock

Other Army Painter paints close to Nickel Azo Yellow

All matches: Meteor Rock equivalents · Nickel Azo Yellow equivalents

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