Phalanx Yellow vs Yellow Glaze

Phalanx Yellow

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

Yellow Glaze

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Glazes
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#f9f57c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Glaze is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Phalanx Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Phalanx Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Two Thin Coats Yellow Glaze 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 Yellow Glaze instead of Phalanx Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Yellow Glaze is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Phalanx Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Yellow Glaze?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Yellow is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer.

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 Yellow Glaze on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Phalanx Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Glaze

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Yellow Glaze equivalents

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