Bad Moon Yellow vs Yellow

Bad Moon Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f0c81c (estimate)

Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Inks
Code
4294
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#ffce0b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow is more saturated than Bad Moon Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Bad Moon Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World 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 Yellow instead of Bad Moon Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Yellow is more saturated than Bad Moon Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Bad Moon Yellow instead of Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bad Moon Yellow is more muted.

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 Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Bad Moon Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow

All matches: Bad Moon Yellow equivalents · Yellow equivalents

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