What is the difference between Ushabti Bone and Toxic Yellow?

ΔE 24 (loose). Toxic Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ushabti Bone vs Toxic Yellow

Ushabti Bone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8bb88 (estimate)

Toxic Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eae083 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Toxic Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Ushabti Bone.

Can I use Toxic Yellow instead of Ushabti Bone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Toxic Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Ushabti Bone.

Can I use Ushabti Bone instead of Toxic Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ushabti Bone is noticeably darker, much 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 Ushabti Bone on the colour wheel See Toxic Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ushabti Bone

Ushabti Bone vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Toxic Yellow
Ushabti Bone vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Toxic Yellow
Ushabti Bone vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Toxic Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Toxic Yellow

Toxic Yellow vs Hexos PalesunColour: Dry · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ushabti Bone
Toxic Yellow vs Ushabti BoneColour: Air · ΔE 24, loose
Toxic Yellow vs Morghast BoneColour: Base · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Ushabti Bone equivalents · Toxic Yellow equivalents