Iyanden Yellow vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Iyanden Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#f0b81c (estimate)

Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PY42
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f2b938 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is more muted than Iyanden Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Iyanden Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide 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 Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide instead of Iyanden Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide is more muted than Iyanden Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Iyanden Yellow instead of Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iyanden Yellow is more saturated.

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 Iyanden Yellow on the colour wheel See Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Iyanden Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

All matches: Iyanden Yellow equivalents · Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide equivalents

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