Imperial Fist vs Camel Yellow

Imperial Fist

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f0a81c (estimate)

Camel Yellow

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-34
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#fab613 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Camel Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Imperial Fist. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Imperial Fist is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Tamiya Camel Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Camel Yellow instead of Imperial Fist?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Camel Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated than Imperial Fist. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Imperial Fist instead of Camel Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Imperial Fist 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 Imperial Fist on the colour wheel See Camel Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Imperial Fist

Other Citadel paints close to Camel Yellow

All matches: Imperial Fist equivalents · Camel Yellow equivalents

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