What is the difference between Poisonous Cloud and Valkyrie Yellow?

ΔE 21 (loose). Valkyrie Yellow is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poisonous Cloud vs Valkyrie Yellow

Poisonous Cloud

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d2db39 (estimate)

Valkyrie Yellow

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1859
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eeda66 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Valkyrie Yellow is much more muted, warmer than Poisonous Cloud.

Can I use Valkyrie Yellow instead of Poisonous Cloud?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Valkyrie Yellow is much more muted, warmer than Poisonous Cloud.

Can I use Poisonous Cloud instead of Valkyrie Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poisonous Cloud is much more saturated, 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 Poisonous Cloud on the colour wheel See Valkyrie Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Poisonous Cloud

Poisonous Cloud vs Canary Green (3231)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Valkyrie Yellow
Poisonous Cloud vs Blazing Yellow (4120)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Valkyrie Yellow
Poisonous Cloud vs Banana Split (1780)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Valkyrie Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Valkyrie Yellow

Valkyrie Yellow vs Space DustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Poisonous Cloud
Valkyrie Yellow vs Moon DustWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Poisonous Cloud
Valkyrie Yellow vs Moon DustWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Poisonous Cloud

All matches: Poisonous Cloud equivalents · Valkyrie Yellow equivalents