Pastel Yellow vs Craven Yellow

Pastel Yellow

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

Craven Yellow

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Brights
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f3ef5e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Pastel Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Two Thin Coats Craven Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Craven Yellow instead of Pastel Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pastel Yellow instead of Craven Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Craven Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pastel Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Craven Yellow

All matches: Pastel Yellow equivalents · Craven Yellow equivalents

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