What is the difference between Yriel Yellow and Camel Yellow?

ΔE 15 (fair). Camel Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yriel Yellow vs Camel Yellow

Yriel Yellow

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

Camel Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-34
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fab613 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Camel Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Yriel Yellow.

Can I use Camel Yellow instead of Yriel Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Camel Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Yriel Yellow.

Can I use Yriel Yellow instead of Camel 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 Camel Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Yriel Yellow

Yriel Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (X-8)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Camel Yellow
Yriel Yellow vs Flat Yellow (XF-3)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camel Yellow
Yriel Yellow vs Chrome Yellow (TS-47)TS Spray · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camel Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Camel Yellow

Camel Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yriel Yellow
Camel Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yriel Yellow
Camel Yellow vs Phalanx YellowColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Yriel Yellow equivalents · Camel Yellow equivalents