# Maize Yellow (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents

> Maize Yellow (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Bad Moon Yellow and Vallejo Imperial Yellow, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/maize-yellow

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Maize Yellow: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #f6d31f. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Maize Yellow

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#f6d31f

Hex source

community data

## Maize 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.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) Citadel Contrast ΔE 14.3

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) Vallejo Xpress 72.403 ΔE 19.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Serpent Eye Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/serpent-eye-yellow) ΔE 0.7

    ⚠ cross-finish

Maize Yellow is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Bad Moon Yellow from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 14.3, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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 Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Warped Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/warped-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.2
- [Daemonic Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/daemonic-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.6
- [Inner Light](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/inner-light) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 43.2
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 52.1
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 57.9

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

- [Averland Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0

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

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) approximate ΔE 18.9
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) approximate ΔE 24.4

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

- [Yriel Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/yriel-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Phalanx Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/phalanx-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Flash Gitz Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/flash-gitz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.6
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.1

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

- [Serpent Eye Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/serpent-eye-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 0.7
- [Sun Bleach Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/sun-bleach-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Ambush Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/ambush-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2

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

- [Toxic Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/toxic-yellow-76-109) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Bile Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bile-green-76-122) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Toxic Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/toxic-yellow-72-109) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Fluorescent Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-yellow-72-103) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/moon-yellow-72-005) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

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

- [Yellow Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-fluorescent-69-054) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Sand Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-yellow-69-033) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-69-004) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.5
- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.4

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

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Green Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/green-wash-73-205) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.4

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

- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) approximate ΔE 19.5
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) approximate ΔE 20.0
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) approximate ΔE 20.0

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Zealot Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/zealot-yellow) near match ΔE 0.9
- [Ancient Honey](/paints/speedpaint-2/ancient-honey) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Pastel Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-yellow) approximate ΔE 7.9

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Maize Yellow?

Bad Moon Yellow from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 14.3: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Maize Yellow?

Imperial Yellow from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 19.5: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Maize Yellow?

Serpent Eye Yellow from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 0.7. 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.