Pastel Yellow vs Fluor Yellow

Pastel Yellow

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f8e860 (estimate)

Fluor Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Inks
Code
5096
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#eee43d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fluor Yellow is more saturated than Pastel Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Pastel Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World Fluor Yellow 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 Fluor Yellow instead of Pastel Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Fluor Yellow is more saturated than Pastel Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pastel Yellow instead of Fluor Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Yellow is more muted.

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 Pastel Yellow on the colour wheel See Fluor Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Pastel Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Fluor Yellow

All matches: Pastel Yellow equivalents · Fluor Yellow equivalents

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