Neon Yellow vs Benzimidazolone Yellow Light

Neon Yellow

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#f8f020 (estimate)

Benzimidazolone Yellow Light

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PY175
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#f6e635 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Benzimidazolone Yellow Light is more muted than Neon Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Neon Yellow is a fluorescent or effect paint and Golden Benzimidazolone Yellow Light 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 Benzimidazolone Yellow Light instead of Neon Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Benzimidazolone Yellow Light is more muted than Neon Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Neon Yellow instead of Benzimidazolone Yellow Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Neon Yellow is 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 Neon Yellow on the colour wheel See Benzimidazolone Yellow Light on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Neon Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Benzimidazolone Yellow Light

All matches: Neon Yellow equivalents · Benzimidazolone Yellow Light equivalents

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