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

ΔE 10 (close). Light Yellow is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark vs Light Yellow

C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark

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

Light Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.949
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0d037 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Yellow is more muted than C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark.

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

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Light Yellow is more muted than C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark is more saturated.

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 Light Yellow on the colour wheel

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

C.P. Cadmium Yellow Dark vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Yellow
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 Light Yellow

Light Yellow vs Diarylide Yellow (PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair
Light Yellow vs Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue (PY74 / PY175 / PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair
Light Yellow vs Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium (PY154)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair

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