What is the difference between Camel Yellow and Medium Yellow?

ΔE 13 (fair). Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Camel Yellow vs Medium Yellow

Camel Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fbbe0e (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 13.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Camel Yellow.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Camel Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Medium Yellow is a little darker, warmer than Camel Yellow.

Can I use Camel Yellow instead of Medium Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Camel Yellow

Camel Yellow vs Deep Yellow (70.915)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Medium Yellow
Camel Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Medium Yellow
Camel Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other Tamiya paints close to Medium Yellow

Medium Yellow vs Camel Yellow (TS-34)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Camel Yellow
Medium Yellow vs Pure Orange (TS-98)TS Spray · ΔE 14, fair
Medium Yellow vs Pure Orange (PS-62)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Camel Yellow equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents