Flash Gitz Yellow vs Yellow Ink

Flash Gitz Yellow

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

Yellow Ink

Brand
Formula P3
Range
P3 Inks & Washes
Code
93014
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#f9f15a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ink is much more muted than Flash Gitz Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Formula P3 Yellow Ink 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 Yellow Ink instead of Flash Gitz Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Yellow Ink is much more muted than Flash Gitz Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Flash Gitz Yellow instead of Yellow Ink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flash Gitz Yellow is much more saturated.

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 Yellow Ink on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Flash Gitz Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Ink

All matches: Flash Gitz Yellow equivalents · Yellow Ink equivalents

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