What is the difference between Sun Bleach Yellow and Moon Yellow?

ΔE 32 (loose). Moon Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun Bleach Yellow vs Moon Yellow

Sun Bleach Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfc35e (estimate)

Moon Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eed70c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 32.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Moon Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated than Sun Bleach Yellow.

Can I use Moon Yellow instead of Sun Bleach Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 32). Moon Yellow is a little lighter, much more saturated than Sun Bleach Yellow.

Can I use Sun Bleach Yellow instead of Moon Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sun Bleach Yellow is a little darker, much more muted.

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 Sun Bleach Yellow on the colour wheel See Moon Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sun Bleach Yellow

Sun Bleach Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Moon Yellow
Sun Bleach Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Moon Yellow
Sun Bleach Yellow vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Moon Yellow

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Moon Yellow

Moon Yellow vs Serpent Eye YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sun Bleach Yellow
Moon Yellow vs Craven YellowBrights · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Sun Bleach Yellow
Moon Yellow vs Septic GreenBrights · ΔE 30, loose · closer than Sun Bleach Yellow

All matches: Sun Bleach Yellow equivalents · Moon Yellow equivalents