Space Dust vs Hydromiel Yellow

Space Dust

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ffe481 (estimate)

Hydromiel Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1723 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#eae374 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hydromiel Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Space Dust. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Space Dust is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Hydromiel 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 Hydromiel Yellow instead of Space Dust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Hydromiel Yellow is more saturated, cooler than Space Dust. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Space Dust instead of Hydromiel Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Space Dust is more muted, warmer.

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 Space Dust on the colour wheel See Hydromiel Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Space Dust

Other Army Painter paints close to Hydromiel Yellow

All matches: Space Dust equivalents · Hydromiel Yellow equivalents

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