Bad Moon Yellow vs Sulfur Yellow

Bad Moon Yellow

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

Sulfur Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Instant Colors
Code
SIN21
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#fed401 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sulfur Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Bad Moon Yellow.

Can I use Sulfur Yellow instead of Bad Moon Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sulfur Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Bad Moon Yellow.

Can I use Bad Moon Yellow instead of Sulfur Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bad Moon Yellow is a little darker, 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 Sulfur Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Bad Moon Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Sulfur Yellow

All matches: Bad Moon Yellow equivalents · Sulfur Yellow equivalents

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