Hansa Yellow Medium vs Moon Yellow

Hansa Yellow Medium

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#fee100 (estimate)

Moon Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color
Code
72.005
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#eed70c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Moon Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Hansa Yellow Medium.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Hansa Yellow Medium?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Moon Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Hansa Yellow Medium.

Can I use Hansa Yellow Medium instead of Moon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hansa Yellow Medium is a little lighter, 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 Hansa Yellow Medium on the colour wheel See Moon Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hansa Yellow Medium

Other Golden paints close to Moon Yellow

All matches: Hansa Yellow Medium equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents

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