What is the difference between Arylide Yellow Deep and Flat Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Flat Yellow is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Arylide Yellow Deep vs Flat Yellow

Arylide Yellow Deep

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Expert Acrylics
Code: E021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0b818 (estimate)

Flat Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.953
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f3b12c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Yellow is more muted than Arylide Yellow Deep.

Can I use Flat Yellow instead of Arylide Yellow Deep?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flat Yellow is more muted than Arylide Yellow Deep.

Can I use Arylide Yellow Deep instead of Flat Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Arylide Yellow Deep is more saturated.

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 Arylide Yellow Deep on the colour wheel See Flat Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Arylide Yellow Deep

Arylide Yellow Deep vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close
Arylide Yellow Deep vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Arylide Yellow Deep vs Medium Yellow (71.002)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Flat Yellow

Flat Yellow vs Orange Yellow (AMP-007)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 6, close · closer than Arylide Yellow Deep
Flat Yellow vs Warm Yellow (072)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Arylide Yellow Deep
Flat Yellow vs Golden Brown (017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Arylide Yellow Deep equivalents · Flat Yellow equivalents