What is the difference between Flash Gitz Yellow and Cold Yellow?

ΔE 6 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Flash Gitz Yellow vs Cold Yellow

Flash Gitz Yellow

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fce81c (estimate)

Cold Yellow

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fede0d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Cold Yellow instead of Flash Gitz Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Flash Gitz Yellow instead of Cold 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 Flash Gitz Yellow on the colour wheel See Cold Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Flash Gitz Yellow

Flash Gitz Yellow vs Permanent Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cold Yellow
Flash Gitz Yellow vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 26, loose
Flash Gitz Yellow vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 32, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Cold Yellow

Cold Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close
Cold Yellow vs Yriel YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Cold Yellow vs Phalanx YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Flash Gitz Yellow equivalents · Cold Yellow equivalents