Dorn Yellow vs Hydromiel Yellow

Dorn Yellow

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

Hydromiel Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1723 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#eae374 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Hydromiel Yellow is much more muted, cooler than Dorn Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Dorn Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Hydromiel 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 Hydromiel Yellow instead of Dorn Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Hydromiel Yellow is much more muted, cooler than Dorn Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dorn Yellow instead of Hydromiel Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dorn Yellow is much more saturated, 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 Hydromiel Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Dorn Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Hydromiel Yellow

All matches: Dorn Yellow equivalents · Hydromiel Yellow equivalents

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