Meteor Rock vs Inktense Yellow

Meteor Rock

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

Inktense Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Inktensity
Code
SC86
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fac735 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inktense Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Meteor Rock. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Meteor Rock is an opaque base/layer paint and Scale75 Inktense 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 Inktense Yellow instead of Meteor Rock?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Inktense Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Meteor Rock. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Meteor Rock instead of Inktense Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Meteor Rock is a little darker, 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 Inktense Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Meteor Rock

Other Army Painter paints close to Inktense Yellow

All matches: Meteor Rock equivalents · Inktense Yellow equivalents

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