What is the difference between C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark and Deep Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Deep Yellow is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark vs Deep Yellow

C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdce1c (estimate)

Deep Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.915
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8c318 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Yellow is a little darker than C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark.

Can I use Deep Yellow instead of C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Deep Yellow is a little darker than C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark.

Can I use C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark instead of Deep Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark is a little lighter.

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 C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark on the colour wheel See Deep Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark

C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark vs Moon Yellow (72.005)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 18, loose

Other Golden paints close to Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow vs Diarylide Yellow (PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close
Deep Yellow vs Nickel Azo Yellow (PY150)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair
Deep Yellow vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark equivalents · Deep Yellow equivalents