El Dorado vs Radiant Yellow

El Dorado

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Metallic & Colorshift
Code
1870
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#d9a928 (estimate)

Radiant Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.102 Light
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#e7d860 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Radiant Yellow is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than El Dorado.

Can I use Radiant Yellow instead of El Dorado?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Radiant Yellow is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than El Dorado.

Can I use El Dorado instead of Radiant Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: El Dorado is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 El Dorado on the colour wheel See Radiant Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to El Dorado

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Radiant Yellow

All matches: El Dorado equivalents · Radiant Yellow equivalents

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