Pastel Yellow vs Serpent Eye Yellow

Pastel Yellow

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

Serpent Eye Yellow

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: shadows
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f5d310 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Serpent Eye Yellow is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Pastel Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Pastel Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Two Thin Coats Serpent Eye 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 Serpent Eye Yellow instead of Pastel Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Serpent Eye Yellow is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Pastel Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pastel Yellow instead of Serpent Eye Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Yellow is a little lighter, much more muted, 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 Pastel Yellow on the colour wheel See Serpent Eye Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pastel Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Serpent Eye Yellow

All matches: Pastel Yellow equivalents · Serpent Eye Yellow equivalents

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