What is the difference between Primary Yellow and Moon Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Moon Yellow is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Yellow vs Moon Yellow

Primary Yellow

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY175 / PW6 / PY74
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fffd4a (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 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Moon Yellow is noticeably darker, warmer than Primary Yellow.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Primary Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Moon Yellow is noticeably darker, warmer than Primary Yellow.

Can I use Primary Yellow instead of Moon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Yellow is noticeably 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 Primary Yellow on the colour wheel See Moon Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Primary Yellow

Primary Yellow vs Bile Green (72.122)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Moon Yellow
Primary Yellow vs Lemon Yellow (70.952)Model Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Moon Yellow
Primary Yellow vs Yellow Green (70.954)Model Color · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Moon Yellow

Other Golden paints close to Moon Yellow

Moon Yellow vs Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue (PY74 / PY175 / PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Primary Yellow
Moon Yellow vs Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium (PY154)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Primary Yellow
Moon Yellow vs Hansa Yellow MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 6, close · closer than Primary Yellow

All matches: Primary Yellow equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents