Moon Dust vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Moon Dust

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f5d850 (estimate)

Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8565
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#f3c24c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Moon Dust. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Moon Dust is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide 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 Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide instead of Moon Dust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Moon Dust. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Moon Dust instead of Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moon Dust is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler.

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 Moon Dust on the colour wheel See Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Moon Dust

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

All matches: Moon Dust equivalents · Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide equivalents

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