What is the difference between Phalanx Yellow and Camel Yellow?

ΔE 11 (fair). Camel Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phalanx Yellow vs Camel Yellow

Phalanx Yellow

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcd228 (estimate)

Camel Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fbbe0e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Camel Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Camel Yellow instead of Phalanx Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Camel Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Camel Yellow?

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

Other Tamiya paints close to Phalanx Yellow

Phalanx Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (X-8)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Camel Yellow
Phalanx Yellow vs Flat Yellow (XF-3)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Camel Yellow
Phalanx Yellow vs Chrome Yellow (TS-47)TS Spray · ΔE 10, close · closer than Camel Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Camel Yellow

Camel Yellow vs Yriel YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Phalanx Yellow
Camel Yellow vs Phalanx YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Camel Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Camel Yellow equivalents