Casandora Yellow vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Casandora Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Shade
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#d8a820 (estimate)

Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PY42
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f2b938 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is a little lighter than Casandora Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Casandora Yellow is a wash/shade and Golden Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide instead of Casandora Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is a little lighter than Casandora Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Casandora Yellow instead of Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Casandora 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 Casandora Yellow on the colour wheel See Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Casandora Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

All matches: Casandora Yellow equivalents · Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide equivalents

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