What is the difference between Phalanx Yellow and Chrome Yellow?

ΔE 10 (close). Chrome Yellow is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phalanx Yellow vs Chrome Yellow

Phalanx Yellow

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

Chrome Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffdd00 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chrome Yellow is more saturated than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Chrome Yellow instead of Phalanx Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Chrome Yellow is more saturated than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Chrome Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx 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 Phalanx Yellow on the colour wheel See Chrome 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 Chrome Yellow
Phalanx Yellow vs Flat Yellow (XF-3)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close
Phalanx Yellow vs Camel Yellow (PS-19)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Chrome Yellow

Chrome Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Phalanx Yellow
Chrome Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Phalanx Yellow
Chrome Yellow vs Yriel YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Phalanx Yellow

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Chrome Yellow equivalents