What is the difference between Yellow FS13538 and Sun Yellow?

ΔE 9 (close). Sun Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow FS13538 vs Sun Yellow

Yellow FS13538

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-329
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7980f (estimate)

Sun Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.006
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68917 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sun Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Yellow FS13538.

Can I use Sun Yellow instead of Yellow FS13538?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sun Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Yellow FS13538.

Can I use Yellow FS13538 instead of Sun Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow FS13538 is a little lighter, 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 FS13538 on the colour wheel See Sun 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 Sun Yellow
Yellow FS13538 vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sun Yellow
Yellow FS13538 vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sun Yellow

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sun Yellow

Sun Yellow vs Yellow FS13538 (C-329)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Yellow FS13538
Sun Yellow vs RLM 04 Yellow (C-113)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair
Sun Yellow vs RLM 04 Yellow (H-413)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Yellow FS13538 equivalents · Sun Yellow equivalents