Sol Yellow vs Deep Yellow

Sol Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor
Code
SC40
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f8cb00 (estimate)

Deep Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.915
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#e8c318 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Sol Yellow.

Can I use Deep Yellow instead of Sol Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Deep Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Sol Yellow.

Can I use Sol Yellow instead of Deep Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sol Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Sol Yellow on the colour wheel See Deep Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sol Yellow

Other Scale75 paints close to Deep Yellow

All matches: Sol Yellow equivalents · Deep Yellow equivalents

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