Dorn Yellow vs Primary Yellow

Dorn Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f4d838 (estimate)

Primary Yellow

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8580
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fcfb41 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Primary Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Dorn Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Dorn Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Primary 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 Primary Yellow instead of Dorn Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Primary Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Dorn Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dorn Yellow instead of Primary Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dorn Yellow is a little darker, more muted, warmer.

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 Dorn Yellow on the colour wheel See Primary Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Dorn Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Primary Yellow

All matches: Dorn Yellow equivalents · Primary Yellow equivalents

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