What is the difference between Moonbeam Yellow and Medium Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). Medium Yellow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Moonbeam Yellow vs Medium Yellow

Moonbeam Yellow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffb901 (estimate)

Medium Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.002
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9a70d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Yellow is a little darker than Moonbeam Yellow.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Moonbeam Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Medium Yellow is a little darker than Moonbeam Yellow.

Can I use Moonbeam Yellow instead of Medium Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonbeam Yellow 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 Moonbeam Yellow on the colour wheel See Medium Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Moonbeam Yellow

Moonbeam Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Moonbeam Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair
Moonbeam Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 15, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Yellow

Medium Yellow vs Fiendish YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moonbeam Yellow
Medium Yellow vs Fire LizardWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moonbeam Yellow
Medium Yellow vs Glowing InfernoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Moonbeam Yellow equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents