Warped Yellow vs Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

Warped Yellow

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ffd434 (estimate)

Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PY154
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#f4de33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium is cooler than Warped Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Warped Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium 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 Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium instead of Warped Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium is cooler than Warped Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Warped Yellow instead of Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warped Yellow is 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 Warped Yellow on the colour wheel See Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Warped Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

All matches: Warped Yellow equivalents · Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium equivalents

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