Paints › Citadel / Warhammer › Phalanx Yellow › vs Lemon YellowPhalanx Yellow vs Lemon Yellow
Brand Vallejo Range Model Color Code 70.952 Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #d8d31a (estimate) How close are they?
ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lemon Yellow is cooler than Phalanx Yellow.
Can I use Lemon Yellow instead of Phalanx Yellow? Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Lemon Yellow is cooler than Phalanx Yellow.
Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Lemon Yellow? The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Yellow is 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 Lemon Yellow on the colour wheel
Other Vallejo paints close to Phalanx Yellow Other Citadel paints close to Lemon Yellow All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Lemon Yellow equivalents
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Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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