What is the difference between Hansa Yellow Opaque and Yellow Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Yellow Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hansa Yellow Opaque vs Yellow Green

Hansa Yellow Opaque

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY74
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdf330 (estimate)

Yellow Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.954
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cce428 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Green is a little darker, cooler than Hansa Yellow Opaque.

Can I use Yellow Green instead of Hansa Yellow Opaque?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Yellow Green is a little darker, cooler than Hansa Yellow Opaque.

Can I use Hansa Yellow Opaque instead of Yellow Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Hansa Yellow Opaque

Hansa Yellow Opaque vs Bile Green (72.122)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Yellow Green
Hansa Yellow Opaque vs Moon Yellow (72.005)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow Green
Hansa Yellow Opaque vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Yellow Green

Other Golden paints close to Yellow Green

Yellow Green vs C.P. Cadmium Yellow LightHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Hansa Yellow Opaque
Yellow Green vs Primary Yellow (PY175 / PW6 / PY74)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Hansa Yellow Opaque
Yellow Green vs Bismuth Vanadate YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Hansa Yellow Opaque

All matches: Hansa Yellow Opaque equivalents · Yellow Green equivalents