What is the difference between Warm Yellow and Medium Yellow?

ΔE 12 (fair). Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Yellow vs Medium Yellow

Warm Yellow

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 072
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f2b81c (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 12.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Warm Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Warm Yellow.

Can I use Warm Yellow instead of Medium Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Yellow 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 Warm Yellow on the colour wheel See Medium Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Yellow

Warm Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Yellow
Warm Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Yellow
Warm Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Medium Yellow

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Medium Yellow

Medium Yellow vs Orange Yellow (AMP-007)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warm Yellow
Medium Yellow vs Arylide Yellow Deep (E021)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair
Medium Yellow vs Golden Brown (017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Warm Yellow equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents