Bad Moon Yellow vs Inktense Yellow

Bad Moon Yellow

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

Inktense Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Inktensity
Code
SC86
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fac735 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inktense Yellow is more muted than Bad Moon Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Bad Moon Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Scale75 Inktense 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 Inktense Yellow instead of Bad Moon Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Inktense Yellow is more muted than Bad Moon Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Bad Moon Yellow instead of Inktense Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bad Moon 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 Bad Moon Yellow on the colour wheel See Inktense Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Bad Moon Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Inktense Yellow

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