What is the difference between Moonbeam Yellow and Yellow Oxide?

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

Moonbeam Yellow vs Yellow Oxide

Moonbeam Yellow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffb901 (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 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Oxide is a little darker, more muted than Moonbeam Yellow.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Moonbeam Yellow?

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

Can I use Moonbeam Yellow instead of Yellow Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonbeam Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Moonbeam Yellow on the colour wheel See Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Moonbeam Yellow

Moonbeam Yellow vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Oxide
Moonbeam Yellow vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Oxide
Moonbeam Yellow vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Oxide

Yellow Oxide vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Moonbeam Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Fire LizardWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Moonbeam Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Meteor RockWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Moonbeam Yellow equivalents · Yellow Oxide equivalents