Gryph-Hound Orange vs Ink Yellow

Gryph-Hound Orange

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e88a2a (estimate)

Ink Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.085
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#e7911b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, 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 Gryph-Hound Orange is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Vallejo Ink 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 Ink Yellow instead of Gryph-Hound Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gryph-Hound Orange instead of Ink 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 Gryph-Hound Orange on the colour wheel See Ink Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gryph-Hound Orange

Other Citadel paints close to Ink Yellow

All matches: Gryph-Hound Orange equivalents · Ink Yellow equivalents

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