Flash Gitz Yellow vs Fluor Yellow

Flash Gitz Yellow

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

Fluor Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Fluor Paints
Code
1701
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#eee649 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Fluor Yellow 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 Green Stuff World Fluor Yellow is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fluor 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 14). Fluor Yellow is much more muted than Flash Gitz Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Flash Gitz Yellow instead of Fluor Yellow?

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 Fluor Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Flash Gitz Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Fluor Yellow

All matches: Flash Gitz Yellow equivalents · Fluor Yellow equivalents

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