What is the difference between Yellow Oxide and Light Yellow?

ΔE 20 (loose). Light Yellow is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Oxide vs Light Yellow

Yellow Oxide

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eca902 (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 20.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Yellow is noticeably lighter, cooler than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Light Yellow instead of Yellow Oxide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Light Yellow is noticeably lighter, cooler than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Light Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Oxide is noticeably 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 Light 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 Light Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Yellow
Yellow Oxide vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · 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 Yellow Oxide
Light Yellow vs Permanent Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Yellow Oxide
Light Yellow vs Honey Moon Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Yellow Oxide

All matches: Yellow Oxide equivalents · Light Yellow equivalents