# Bad Moon Yellow (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Bad Moon Yellow (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Imperial Yellow and Army Painter Ancient Honey, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Bad Moon Yellow: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #fbad18. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Bad Moon Yellow

Range

[Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

Finish

contrast

Hex

#fbad18

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Bad Moon Yellow equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) Vallejo Xpress 72.403 ΔE 5.7

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Ancient Honey](/paints/speedpaint-2/ancient-honey) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 9.0

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Yellow Flame](/paints/two-thin-coats/yellow-flame) ΔE 1.2

    ⚠ cross-finish

Bad Moon Yellow is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Imperial Yellow from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 5.7, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Ancient Honey](/paints/speedpaint-2/ancient-honey) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Sand Golem](/paints/speedpaint-2/sand-golem) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Peachy Flesh](/paints/speedpaint-2/peachy-flesh) approximate ΔE 11.6

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Inner Light](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/inner-light) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Glowing Inferno](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/glowing-inferno) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Fiendish Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/fiendish-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.6
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 44.1
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 51.7

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Averland Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Auric Armour Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/auric-armour-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Zamesi Desert](/paints/citadel-layer/zamesi-desert) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Ungor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/ungor-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.8
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.8

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Yellow Flame](/paints/two-thin-coats/yellow-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.2
- [Skulker Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/skulker-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.2
- [Flaming Forge Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/flaming-forge-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sun-yellow-76-006) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sun-yellow-72-006) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-72-085) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.4
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/moon-yellow-72-005) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-69-004) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.6
- [Yellow Ochre](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-ochre-69-032) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Sand Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-yellow-69-033) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.0
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.4

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) approximate ΔE 14.2

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) approximate ΔE 13.9
- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) approximate ΔE 19.0

Every pot in [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Bad Moon Yellow?

Imperial Yellow from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 5.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Bad Moon Yellow?

Ancient Honey from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 9.0: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Bad Moon Yellow?

Yellow Flame from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 1.2. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.