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

ΔE 7 (close). Sun Yellow is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Dragon Bright vs Sun Yellow

Fire Dragon Bright

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

Sun Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.006
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68917 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sun Yellow is more saturated than Fire Dragon Bright.

Can I use Sun Yellow instead of Fire Dragon Bright?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sun Yellow is more saturated than Fire Dragon Bright.

Can I use Fire Dragon Bright instead of Sun Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Dragon Bright is more muted.

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 Sun Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fire Dragon Bright

Fire Dragon Bright vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close
Fire Dragon Bright vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Fire Dragon Bright vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Sun Yellow

Sun Yellow vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Sun Yellow vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 13, fair
Sun Yellow vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Fire Dragon Bright equivalents · Sun Yellow equivalents