What is the difference between Yellow Oxide and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 14 (fair). Yellow RLM04 is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Oxide vs Yellow RLM04

Yellow Oxide

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

Yellow RLM04

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow RLM04 is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Yellow Oxide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Yellow RLM04 is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Yellow Oxide.

Can I use Yellow Oxide instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Oxide is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Yellow Oxide on the colour wheel See Yellow RLM04 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 Yellow RLM04
Yellow Oxide vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Yellow Oxide vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow RLM04

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Yellow Oxide
Yellow RLM04 vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide
Yellow RLM04 vs Golden Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Yellow Oxide

All matches: Yellow Oxide equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents