Sunpetal vs Diarylide Yellow

Sunpetal

Brand
Army Painter
Range
John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code
Vol. 4
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ffdf00 (estimate)

Diarylide Yellow

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8527
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fbdf30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Diarylide Yellow is more muted than Sunpetal. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Sunpetal is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Diarylide 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 Diarylide Yellow instead of Sunpetal?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Diarylide Yellow is more muted than Sunpetal. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Sunpetal instead of Diarylide Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sunpetal is more saturated.

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 Sunpetal on the colour wheel See Diarylide Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Sunpetal

Other Army Painter paints close to Diarylide Yellow

All matches: Sunpetal equivalents · Diarylide Yellow equivalents

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