What is the difference between Yriel Yellow and Yellow Oxide?

ΔE 18 (loose). Yellow Oxide is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yriel Yellow vs Yellow Oxide

Yriel Yellow

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

Yellow Oxide

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eca902 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Oxide is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Yriel Yellow.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Yriel Yellow?

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

Can I use Yriel Yellow instead of Yellow Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yriel Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated, 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 Yellow Oxide 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 Yellow Oxide
Yriel Yellow vs Permanent Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide
Yriel Yellow vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Oxide

Yellow Oxide vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Yriel Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Averland SunsetColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Yriel Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Yriel Yellow

All matches: Yriel Yellow equivalents · Yellow Oxide equivalents