What is the difference between Meteor Rock and Yellow Oxide?

ΔE 8 (close). Yellow Oxide is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Meteor Rock vs Yellow Oxide

Meteor Rock

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

Yellow Oxide

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eca902 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Oxide is a little darker than Meteor Rock.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Meteor Rock?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Yellow Oxide is a little darker than Meteor Rock.

Can I use Meteor Rock instead of Yellow Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Meteor Rock is a little lighter.

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 Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Meteor Rock

Meteor Rock vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Oxide
Meteor Rock vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close
Meteor Rock vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Oxide

Yellow Oxide vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Meteor Rock
Yellow Oxide vs Fire LizardWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Meteor Rock
Yellow Oxide vs Moonbeam Yellow (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Meteor Rock

All matches: Meteor Rock equivalents · Yellow Oxide equivalents