What is the difference between Yriel Yellow and Warm Yellow?

ΔE 18 (loose). Warm Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yriel Yellow vs Warm Yellow

Yriel Yellow

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fcd01c (estimate)

Warm Yellow

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #feb10d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Warm Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Yriel Yellow.

Can I use Warm Yellow instead of Yriel Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Warm Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Yriel Yellow.

Can I use Yriel Yellow instead of Warm Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yriel Yellow is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Yriel Yellow on the colour wheel See Warm Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Yriel Yellow

Yriel Yellow vs Cold Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Warm Yellow
Yriel Yellow vs Permanent Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Warm Yellow
Yriel Yellow vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Warm Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Yellow

Warm Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yriel Yellow
Warm Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yriel Yellow
Warm Yellow vs Phalanx YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Yriel Yellow equivalents · Warm Yellow equivalents