What is the difference between Golden Cream and Moon Yellow?

ΔE 24 (loose). Moon Yellow is much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Cream vs Moon Yellow

Golden Cream

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3210
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffcd52 (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 23.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Moon Yellow is much more saturated, cooler than Golden Cream.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Golden Cream?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Moon Yellow is much more saturated, cooler than Golden Cream.

Can I use Golden Cream instead of Moon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Cream is much more muted, 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 Golden Cream on the colour wheel See Moon Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Cream

Golden Cream vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Moon Yellow
Golden Cream vs Light Yellow (70.949)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Moon Yellow
Golden Cream vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Moon Yellow

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Moon Yellow

Moon Yellow vs Banana Split (1780)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Cream
Moon Yellow vs Cyber Yellow (1781)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Golden Cream
Moon Yellow vs Blazing Yellow (4120)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Golden Cream

All matches: Golden Cream equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents