What is the difference between Neon Yellow and Fluorescent Red?

ΔE 105 (loose). Fluorescent Red is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Neon Yellow vs Fluorescent Red

Neon Yellow

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

Fluorescent Red

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-20
Type: a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch: #e91c21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 105.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fluorescent Red is noticeably darker, warmer than Neon Yellow.

Can I use Fluorescent Red instead of Neon Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 105). Fluorescent Red is noticeably darker, warmer than Neon Yellow.

Can I use Neon Yellow instead of Fluorescent Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Neon Yellow is noticeably lighter, 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 Neon Yellow on the colour wheel See Fluorescent Red on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Neon Yellow

Neon Yellow vs Fluorescent Yellow (PS-27)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Fluorescent Red
Neon Yellow vs Fluorescent Green (PS-28)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 37, loose · closer than Fluorescent Red
Neon Yellow vs Fluorescent Orange (TS-96)TS Spray · ΔE 45, loose · closer than Fluorescent Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Fluorescent Red

Fluorescent Red vs Grim Rust (Vol. 2 Effects)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 45, loose · closer than Neon Yellow

All matches: Neon Yellow equivalents · Fluorescent Red equivalents