Phalanx Yellow vs Transparent Yellow

Phalanx Yellow

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

Transparent Yellow

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Acrylic Inks
Code
4281
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fbc50b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Yellow is a little darker than Phalanx Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Phalanx Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Transparent Yellow 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 Yellow instead of Phalanx Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Transparent Yellow is a little darker than Phalanx Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Transparent Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Yellow is a little lighter.

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 Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Phalanx Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Transparent Yellow

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Transparent Yellow equivalents

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