Pearl Yellow vs Radiant Yellow

Pearl Yellow

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-97
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#fee411 (estimate)

Radiant Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.162 Airbrush
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#ebc645 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Radiant Yellow is a little darker, much more muted than Pearl Yellow. They are different kinds of paint: Tamiya Pearl Yellow is a pearl paint and Vallejo Radiant Yellow is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Radiant Yellow instead of Pearl Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Radiant Yellow is a little darker, much more muted than Pearl Yellow. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Pearl Yellow instead of Radiant Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pearl Yellow is a little lighter, much 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 Pearl Yellow on the colour wheel See Radiant Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pearl Yellow

Other Tamiya paints close to Radiant Yellow

All matches: Pearl Yellow equivalents · Radiant Yellow equivalents

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