What is the difference between Hawkshroud Yellow and Deep Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). Deep Yellow is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hawkshroud Yellow vs Deep Yellow

Hawkshroud Yellow

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6bc1d (estimate)

Deep Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.915
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8c318 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Yellow is cooler than Hawkshroud Yellow.

Can I use Deep Yellow instead of Hawkshroud Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Deep Yellow is cooler than Hawkshroud Yellow.

Can I use Hawkshroud Yellow instead of Deep Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hawkshroud Yellow is warmer.

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 Hawkshroud Yellow on the colour wheel See Deep Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hawkshroud Yellow

Hawkshroud Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deep Yellow
Hawkshroud Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Hawkshroud Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow vs Phalanx YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hawkshroud Yellow
Deep Yellow vs Phalanx YellowColour: Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hawkshroud Yellow
Deep Yellow vs Yriel YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hawkshroud Yellow

All matches: Hawkshroud Yellow equivalents · Deep Yellow equivalents