# Pastel Yellow (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents

> Pastel Yellow (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Bad Moon Yellow and Vallejo Bag of Bones, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Pastel Yellow: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #f6e178. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Pastel Yellow

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#f6e178

Hex source

community data

## Pastel 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 17.7

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) Vallejo Xpress 72.450 ΔE 18.6

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Sun Bleach Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/sun-bleach-yellow) ΔE 4.8

    ⚠ cross-finish

Pastel 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 17.7, 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)

- [Space Dust](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/space-dust) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Warped Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/warped-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Ice Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ice-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 44.5
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 53.1
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 58.3

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

- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Averland Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Wraithbone](/paints/citadel-base/wraithbone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8

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

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) approximate ΔE 17.7
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) approximate ΔE 21.5
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) approximate ΔE 22.7

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

- [Dorn Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/dorn-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Skullcrusher Brass](/paints/citadel-layer/skullcrusher-brass) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Phalanx Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/phalanx-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.4
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.5

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

- [Sun Bleach Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/sun-bleach-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Ambush Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/ambush-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Yellow Glaze](/paints/two-thin-coats/yellow-glaze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8

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

- [Toxic Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/toxic-yellow-76-109) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Bile Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bile-green-76-122) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9

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

- [Toxic Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/toxic-yellow-72-109) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Pale Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/pale-yellow-72-097) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3

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

- [Yellow Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-fluorescent-69-054) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Desert Dust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/desert-dust-wash-69-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Sand](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-70-644) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.0
- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.1

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

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.7

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

- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) approximate ΔE 18.6
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) approximate ΔE 18.7
- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) approximate ΔE 21.7

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Maize Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/maize-yellow) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Maggot Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/maggot-skin) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Zealot Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/zealot-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.6

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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=speedpaint-2-pastel-yellow)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Pastel Yellow?

Bad Moon Yellow from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 17.7: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Pastel Yellow?

Bag of Bones from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 18.6: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Pastel Yellow?

Sun Bleach Yellow from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.8. 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.