Iyanden Yellow vs Transparent Yellow

Iyanden Yellow

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

Transparent Yellow

Brand
Pro Acryl
Range
Transparents
Code
049
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#d8b020 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Iyanden Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Iyanden Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Pro Acryl Transparent 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 Transparent Yellow instead of Iyanden Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Transparent Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Iyanden Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Iyanden Yellow instead of Transparent Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iyanden Yellow is a little lighter, 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 on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Iyanden Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Transparent Yellow

All matches: Iyanden Yellow equivalents · Transparent Yellow equivalents

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