Dorn Yellow vs Citrine Yellow

Dorn Yellow

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

Citrine Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1759 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#eade40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Dorn Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Citrine 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 Citrine Yellow instead of Dorn Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dorn Yellow instead of Citrine Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Citrine Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Dorn Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Citrine Yellow

All matches: Dorn Yellow equivalents · Citrine Yellow equivalents

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