What is the difference between Yellow FS13538 and Medium Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Medium Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow FS13538 vs Medium Yellow

Yellow FS13538

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-329
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7980f (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 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Yellow is a little lighter than Yellow FS13538.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Yellow FS13538?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Yellow is a little lighter than Yellow FS13538.

Can I use Yellow FS13538 instead of Medium Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow FS13538 is a little darker.

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 FS13538 on the colour wheel See Medium Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow FS13538

Yellow FS13538 vs IJA Chrome Yellow (71.135)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Yellow
Yellow FS13538 vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Yellow
Yellow FS13538 vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Medium Yellow

Medium Yellow vs RLM 04 Yellow (C-113)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow FS13538
Medium Yellow vs RLM 04 Yellow (H-413)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow FS13538
Medium Yellow vs Cream Yellow (H-34)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Yellow FS13538 equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents