What is the difference between Phalanx Yellow and Primary Yellow?

ΔE 22 (loose). Primary Yellow is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phalanx Yellow vs Primary Yellow

Phalanx Yellow

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

Primary Yellow

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY175 / PW6 / PY74
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fffd4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Primary Yellow is noticeably lighter, cooler than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Primary Yellow instead of Phalanx Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Primary Yellow is noticeably lighter, cooler than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Primary Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Yellow is noticeably darker, 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 Primary Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Phalanx Yellow

Phalanx Yellow vs C.P. Cadmium Yellow DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Primary Yellow
Phalanx Yellow vs Diarylide Yellow (PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 6, close · closer than Primary Yellow
Phalanx Yellow vs Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue (PY74 / PY175 / PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Primary Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Primary Yellow

Primary Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Phalanx Yellow
Primary Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Phalanx Yellow
Primary Yellow vs Dorn YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Phalanx Yellow

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Primary Yellow equivalents