Bad Moon Yellow vs Diarylide Yellow

Bad Moon Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f0c81c (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Diarylide Yellow is a little lighter than Bad Moon Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Bad Moon Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style 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 Bad Moon Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Diarylide Yellow is a little lighter than Bad Moon Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Bad Moon Yellow instead of Diarylide Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bad Moon Yellow is a little darker.

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 Bad Moon Yellow on the colour wheel See Diarylide Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Bad Moon Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Diarylide Yellow

All matches: Bad Moon Yellow equivalents · Diarylide Yellow equivalents

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