What is the difference between Yellow Oxide and Deep Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Deep Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Oxide vs Deep Yellow

Yellow Oxide

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eca902 (estimate)

Deep Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.915
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e8c318 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deep Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Deep Yellow instead of Yellow Oxide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Deep Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Deep Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Oxide is a little darker, 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 Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel See Deep Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Oxide

Yellow Oxide vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deep Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deep Yellow

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide
Deep Yellow vs Cold Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide
Deep Yellow vs Permanent Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide

All matches: Yellow Oxide equivalents · Deep Yellow equivalents