What is the difference between Honey Moon Yellow and Light Yellow?

ΔE 15 (loose). Light Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Honey Moon Yellow vs Light Yellow

Honey Moon Yellow

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6b910 (estimate)

Light Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.949
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0d037 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Honey Moon Yellow.

Can I use Light Yellow instead of Honey Moon Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Light Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Honey Moon Yellow.

Can I use Honey Moon Yellow instead of Light Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Honey Moon Yellow is a little 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 Honey Moon Yellow on the colour wheel See Light Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Honey Moon Yellow

Honey Moon Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Yellow
Honey Moon Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Yellow
Honey Moon Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Yellow

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Light Yellow

Light Yellow vs Cold Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Honey Moon Yellow
Light Yellow vs Permanent Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Honey Moon Yellow
Light Yellow vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Honey Moon Yellow equivalents · Light Yellow equivalents