Yriel Yellow vs Speed Yellow

Yriel Yellow

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

Speed Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
FX Fluor
Code
SFX06
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#fbed07 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Speed Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Yriel Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Yriel Yellow is an opaque base/layer paint and Scale75 Speed Yellow is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Speed Yellow instead of Yriel Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Speed Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Yriel Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Yriel Yellow instead of Speed Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yriel Yellow is a little darker, more muted, 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 Yriel Yellow on the colour wheel See Speed Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Yriel Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Speed Yellow

All matches: Yriel Yellow equivalents · Speed Yellow equivalents

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