Zealot Yellow vs Imperial Yellow

Zealot Yellow

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

Imperial Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.403
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f38f25 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Imperial Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Zealot Yellow.

Can I use Imperial Yellow instead of Zealot Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Imperial Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Zealot Yellow.

Can I use Zealot Yellow instead of Imperial Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zealot Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Zealot Yellow on the colour wheel See Imperial Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zealot Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Imperial Yellow

All matches: Zealot Yellow equivalents · Imperial Yellow equivalents

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