Zealot Yellow vs Nickel Azo Yellow

Zealot Yellow

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f8b010 (estimate)

Nickel Azo Yellow

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8534
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e9b024 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Nickel Azo Yellow is more muted than Zealot Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Zealot Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Nickel Azo 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 Nickel Azo Yellow instead of Zealot Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Nickel Azo Yellow is more muted than Zealot Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Zealot Yellow instead of Nickel Azo Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zealot Yellow 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 Zealot Yellow on the colour wheel See Nickel Azo Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Zealot Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Nickel Azo Yellow

All matches: Zealot Yellow equivalents · Nickel Azo Yellow equivalents

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