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

ΔE 21 (loose). Moon Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Honey Moon Yellow vs Moon Yellow

Honey Moon Yellow

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6b910 (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 20.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Moon Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Honey Moon Yellow.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Honey Moon Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Moon Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Honey Moon Yellow.

Can I use Honey Moon Yellow instead of Moon Yellow?

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Moon Yellow

Moon Yellow vs Cold Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Honey Moon Yellow
Moon Yellow vs Permanent Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Honey Moon Yellow
Moon Yellow vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 27, loose

All matches: Honey Moon Yellow equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents