Flash Gitz Yellow vs Fluorescent Yellow

Flash Gitz Yellow

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

Fluorescent Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.103
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#f0f032 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Fluorescent 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 Fluorescent Yellow instead of Flash Gitz Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Flash Gitz Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Yellow

All matches: Flash Gitz Yellow equivalents · Fluorescent Yellow equivalents

Choose a theme

Changes how the site looks on this device. Paint colours stay the same.