Phalanx Yellow vs Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

Phalanx Yellow

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

Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8555
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fcf032 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Phalanx Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Phalanx Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium 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 Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium instead of Phalanx Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Phalanx Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Yellow is a little darker, more muted, 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 Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Phalanx Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Transparent Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium equivalents

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