Flash Gitz Yellow vs Clear Yellow

Flash Gitz Yellow

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

Clear Yellow

Brand
Reaper
Range
MSP Clears & Inks
Code
09095
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fcf400 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Flash Gitz Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Reaper Clear 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 Clear Yellow instead of Flash Gitz Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Clear Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Flash Gitz Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Flash Gitz Yellow instead of Clear Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flash Gitz Yellow is a little darker, 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 Flash Gitz Yellow on the colour wheel See Clear Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Flash Gitz Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Clear Yellow

All matches: Flash Gitz Yellow equivalents · Clear Yellow equivalents

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