What is the difference between Pure Orange and Medium Yellow?

ΔE 14 (fair). Medium Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Orange vs Medium Yellow

Pure Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-98
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6911f (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 14.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Pure Orange.

Can I use Medium Yellow instead of Pure Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Medium Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Pure Orange.

Can I use Pure Orange instead of Medium Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Orange is a little darker, warmer.

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 Pure Orange on the colour wheel See Medium Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pure Orange

Pure Orange vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Yellow
Pure Orange vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Yellow
Pure Orange vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Medium Yellow

Other Tamiya paints close to Medium Yellow

Medium Yellow vs Camel Yellow (TS-34)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pure Orange
Medium Yellow vs Camel Yellow (PS-19)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pure Orange
Medium Yellow vs Pure Orange (PS-62)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Pure Orange equivalents · Medium Yellow equivalents