# Dorn Yellow (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Dorn Yellow (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Yellow Fluorescent, Army Painter Vivid Volt and Two Thin Coats Sun Bleach Yellow, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/dorn-yellow

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dorn Yellow: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #fff55a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dorn Yellow

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#fff55a

Hex source

community data

## Dorn Yellow equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Yellow Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-fluorescent-69-054) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.054 ΔE 3.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Vivid Volt](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/vivid-volt) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Sun Bleach Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/sun-bleach-yellow) ΔE 4.1

    ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute

Dorn Yellow is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Yellow Fluorescent from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 3.4, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 3 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)

- [Pastel Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Maize Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/maize-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Zealot Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/zealot-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9

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

- [Vivid Volt](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/vivid-volt) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Afterglow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/afterglow) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Space Dust](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/space-dust) approximate 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 49.6
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 58.3
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 62.8

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

- [Averland Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) approximate ΔE 18.8
- [Wraithbone](/paints/citadel-base/wraithbone) approximate ΔE 20.3
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) approximate ΔE 22.2

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

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.1
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.3

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.1
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.5

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

- [Sun Bleach Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/sun-bleach-yellow) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Craven Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/craven-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Yellow Glaze](/paints/two-thin-coats/yellow-glaze) safe substitute ΔE 4.2

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

- [Bile Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bile-green-76-122) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Toxic Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/toxic-yellow-76-109) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) approximate ΔE 16.7

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

- [Fluorescent Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-yellow-72-103) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Bile Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bile-green-72-122) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Toxic Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/toxic-yellow-72-109) approximate ΔE 7.7

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

- [Yellow Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-fluorescent-69-054) safe substitute ΔE 3.4
- [Green Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/green-fluorescent-69-057) approximate ΔE 16.4
- [Sand](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-70-644) approximate ΔE 18.7

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.5
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.5
- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.6

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

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0
- [Green Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/green-wash-73-205) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.0

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

- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.1
- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.6

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Flash Gitz Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/flash-gitz-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Phalanx Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/phalanx-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Yriel Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/yriel-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.9

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) 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 Dorn Yellow?

Yellow Fluorescent from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 3.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dorn Yellow?

Vivid Volt from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.5: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dorn Yellow?

Sun Bleach Yellow from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 4.1 apart.