What is the difference between Loren Forest and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 15 (loose). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Loren Forest vs Dark Yellow

Loren Forest

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a7a3a (estimate)

Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.978
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #818438 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Loren Forest.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of Loren Forest?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Loren Forest.

Can I use Loren Forest instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Loren Forest is a little darker, cooler.

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 Loren Forest on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Loren Forest

Loren Forest vs Bright Green (70.758)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Loren Forest vs Pale Green (71.095)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Yellow
Loren Forest vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs Nurgling GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Loren Forest
Dark Yellow vs Ogryn CamoColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Loren Forest
Dark Yellow vs Ogryn CamoColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Loren Forest

All matches: Loren Forest equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents