What is the difference between Phalanx Yellow and Lemon Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Lemon Yellow is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

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: 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.

✓ Two Thin Coats comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

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

Phalanx Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Lemon Yellow
Phalanx Yellow vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lemon Yellow
Phalanx Yellow vs Moon Yellow (72.005)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Lemon Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Lemon Yellow

Lemon Yellow vs Dorn YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Phalanx Yellow
Lemon Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Phalanx Yellow
Lemon Yellow vs Flash Gitz YellowColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Phalanx Yellow

All matches: Phalanx Yellow equivalents · Lemon Yellow equivalents