What is the difference between Diarylide Yellow and Flat Yellow?

ΔE 11 (fair). Flat Yellow is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Diarylide Yellow vs Flat Yellow

Diarylide Yellow

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ffa818 (estimate)

Flat Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.953
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f3b12c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Flat Yellow is more muted than Diarylide Yellow.

Can I use Flat Yellow instead of Diarylide Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Flat Yellow is more muted than Diarylide Yellow.

Can I use Diarylide Yellow instead of Flat Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Diarylide Yellow is 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 Diarylide Yellow on the colour wheel See Flat Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Diarylide Yellow

Diarylide Yellow vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Flat Yellow
Diarylide Yellow vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flat Yellow
Diarylide Yellow vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Flat Yellow

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Flat Yellow

Flat Yellow vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, close · closer than Diarylide Yellow
Flat Yellow vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Diarylide Yellow
Flat Yellow vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Diarylide Yellow

All matches: Diarylide Yellow equivalents · Flat Yellow equivalents