What is the difference between Fire Dragon Bright and Golden Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). Golden Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Dragon Bright vs Golden Yellow

Fire Dragon Bright

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f08a2a (estimate)

Golden Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.948
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f89c2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Golden Yellow is a little lighter than Fire Dragon Bright.

Can I use Golden Yellow instead of Fire Dragon Bright?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Golden Yellow is a little lighter than Fire Dragon Bright.

Can I use Fire Dragon Bright instead of Golden Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Dragon Bright 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 Fire Dragon Bright on the colour wheel See Golden Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fire Dragon Bright

Fire Dragon Bright vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golden Yellow
Fire Dragon Bright vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golden Yellow
Fire Dragon Bright vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Golden Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Golden Yellow

Golden Yellow vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close
Golden Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair
Golden Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Fire Dragon Bright equivalents · Golden Yellow equivalents