Phalanx Yellow vs Lemon Yellow

Phalanx Yellow

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

Lemon Yellow

Brand
Tamiya
Range
X Gloss Acrylic
Code
X-8
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ffd600 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Lemon Yellow is more saturated than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Lemon Yellow instead of Phalanx Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Lemon Yellow is more saturated than Phalanx Yellow.

Can I use Phalanx Yellow instead of Lemon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phalanx Yellow is more muted.

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 Tamiya paints close to Phalanx Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Lemon Yellow

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Lemon Yellow equivalents

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