What is the difference between Snake Fang and Ice Yellow?

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

Snake Fang vs Ice Yellow

Snake Fang

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA40
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e9d69d (estimate)

Ice Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.858
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fceab7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ice Yellow is a little lighter than Snake Fang.

Can I use Ice Yellow instead of Snake Fang?

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

Can I use Snake Fang instead of Ice Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Snake Fang 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 Snake Fang on the colour wheel See Ice Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Snake Fang

Snake Fang vs Aged White (71.132)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Snake Fang vs Skin Tone (72.099)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Snake Fang vs Desert Tan (70.613)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Ice Yellow

Ice Yellow vs Elven Flesh (NA07)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 8, close
Ice Yellow vs Northern Flesh (NA08)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose
Ice Yellow vs Sand Grey (NA15)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Snake Fang equivalents · Ice Yellow equivalents