Flash Gitz Yellow vs Primary Yellow

Flash Gitz Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#fce81c (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 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Primary Yellow is a little lighter than Flash Gitz Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Flash Gitz 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 Flash Gitz Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Primary Yellow is a little lighter than Flash Gitz Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Flash Gitz Yellow instead of Primary Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flash Gitz Yellow 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 Flash Gitz Yellow on the colour wheel See Primary Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Flash Gitz Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Primary Yellow

All matches: Flash Gitz Yellow equivalents · Primary Yellow equivalents

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