# Imperial Fist (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Imperial Fist (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Imperial Yellow and Army Painter Peachy Flesh, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Imperial Fist: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #f9a01b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Imperial Fist

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#f9a01b

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Imperial Fist 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 1.7

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Peachy Flesh](/paints/speedpaint-2/peachy-flesh) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 9.3

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Skulker Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/skulker-yellow) ΔE 1.7

    ⚠ cross-finish

Imperial Fist is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Imperial Yellow from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 1.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and none 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)

- [Peachy Flesh](/paints/speedpaint-2/peachy-flesh) approximate ΔE 9.3
- [Sand Golem](/paints/speedpaint-2/sand-golem) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Crusader Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/crusader-skin) approximate ΔE 9.9

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

- [Glowing Inferno](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/glowing-inferno) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Fiendish Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/fiendish-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Flickering Flame](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/flickering-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.3
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 41.4
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 49.0

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

- [Averland Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Screaming Bell](/paints/citadel-base/screaming-bell) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5

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

- [Zamesi Desert](/paints/citadel-layer/zamesi-desert) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Auric Armour Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/auric-armour-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [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 12.7
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.5
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.8

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

- [Skulker Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/skulker-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.7
- [Flaming Forge Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/flaming-forge-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Yellow Flame](/paints/two-thin-coats/yellow-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1

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

- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sun-yellow-76-006) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.6
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Elf Skin Tone](/paints/vallejo-game-air/elf-skin-tone-76-004) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

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

- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sun-yellow-72-006) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.6
- [Filthy Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/filthy-brown-72-037) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Sunset Orange](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sunset-orange-72-110) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7

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

- [Yellow Ochre](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-ochre-69-032) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-69-004) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Sand Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-yellow-69-033) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

### [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 26.6
- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.3

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

- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5
- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5

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

- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) near match ΔE 1.7
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) approximate ΔE 12.2

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) approximate ΔE 17.4

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 Imperial Fist?

Imperial Yellow from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 1.7: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Imperial Fist?

Peachy Flesh from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 9.3: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Imperial Fist?

Skulker Yellow from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 1.7. 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.