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

ΔE 13 (fair). Toxic Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun Bleach Yellow vs Toxic Yellow

Sun Bleach Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfc35e (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 a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Sun Bleach Yellow.

Can I use Toxic Yellow instead of Sun Bleach Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Toxic Yellow is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Sun Bleach Yellow.

Can I use Sun Bleach Yellow instead of Toxic Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sun Bleach Yellow is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Sun Bleach Yellow on the colour wheel See Toxic 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 Toxic Yellow
Sun Bleach Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Toxic Yellow
Sun Bleach Yellow vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Toxic Yellow

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Toxic Yellow

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

All matches: Sun Bleach Yellow equivalents · Toxic Yellow equivalents