Nazdreg Yellow vs Fluorescent Orange

Nazdreg Yellow

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e8a828 (estimate)

Fluorescent Orange

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-96
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#f8a51b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fluorescent Orange is more saturated than Nazdreg Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Nazdreg Yellow is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Tamiya Fluorescent Orange is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fluorescent Orange instead of Nazdreg Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Fluorescent Orange is more saturated than Nazdreg Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Nazdreg Yellow instead of Fluorescent Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nazdreg Yellow is 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 Nazdreg Yellow on the colour wheel See Fluorescent Orange on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Nazdreg Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Orange

All matches: Nazdreg Yellow equivalents · Fluorescent Orange equivalents

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