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

ΔE 12 (fair). Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Honey Moon Yellow vs Medium Yellow

Honey Moon Yellow

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

Medium Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.002
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f9a70d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Honey Moon Yellow.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Honey Moon Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Honey Moon Yellow.

Can I use Honey Moon Yellow instead of Medium Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Honey Moon Yellow is a little 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 Honey Moon Yellow on the colour wheel See Medium 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 Medium Yellow
Honey Moon Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Medium Yellow
Honey Moon Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Medium Yellow

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Medium Yellow

Medium Yellow vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Honey Moon Yellow
Medium Yellow vs Warm Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Honey Moon Yellow
Medium Yellow vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Honey Moon Yellow

All matches: Honey Moon Yellow equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents