What is the difference between Pestilence Green and Toxic Yellow?

ΔE 13 (fair). Toxic Yellow is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pestilence Green vs Toxic Yellow

Pestilence Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d5e197 (estimate)

Toxic Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eae083 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Toxic Yellow is more saturated, warmer than Pestilence Green.

Can I use Toxic Yellow instead of Pestilence Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Toxic Yellow is more saturated, warmer than Pestilence Green.

Can I use Pestilence Green instead of Toxic Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pestilence Green is more muted, 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 Pestilence Green on the colour wheel See Toxic Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pestilence Green

Pestilence Green vs Ice Yellow (70.858)Model Color · ΔE 17, loose
Pestilence Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose
Pestilence Green vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 19, loose

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Toxic Yellow

Toxic Yellow vs Ambush YellowTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pestilence Green
Toxic Yellow vs Sun Bleach YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pestilence Green
Toxic Yellow vs Twin Suns YellowTriads: highlights · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Pestilence Green equivalents · Toxic Yellow equivalents