# Yellow (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Yellow (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Zamesi Desert, Army Painter Fiendish Yellow and Two Thin Coats Yellow Flame.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-69-004

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Yellow: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.004, hex #e9a401. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Yellow

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.004

Hex

#e9a401

Hex source

community data

## Yellow equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Zamesi Desert](/paints/citadel-layer/zamesi-desert) Citadel Layer ΔE 3.5

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Fiendish Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/fiendish-yellow) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Yellow Flame](/paints/two-thin-coats/yellow-flame) ΔE 3.6

    safe substitute

Yellow is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Yellow from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 1.5, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 4 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)

- [Sand Golem](/paints/speedpaint-2/sand-golem) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Ancient Honey](/paints/speedpaint-2/ancient-honey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Peachy Flesh](/paints/speedpaint-2/peachy-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4

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

- [Fiendish Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/fiendish-yellow) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Glowing Inferno](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/glowing-inferno) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Inner Light](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/inner-light) approximate ΔE 10.3

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.0
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 41.6
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 48.5

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

- [Averland Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) approximate ΔE 14.8
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) approximate ΔE 18.1

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

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.6
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

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

- [Zamesi Desert](/paints/citadel-layer/zamesi-desert) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Ungor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/ungor-flesh) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Kislev Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/kislev-flesh) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.2

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

- [Yellow Flame](/paints/two-thin-coats/yellow-flame) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Skulker Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/skulker-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Flaming Forge Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/flaming-forge-orange) safe substitute ΔE 5.2

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

- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sun-yellow-76-006) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) approximate ΔE 11.8

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

- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-72-085) near match ΔE 1.5
- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sun-yellow-72-006) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Filthy Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/filthy-brown-72-037) safe substitute ΔE 6.4

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.7
- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.2

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

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7

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

- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Yellow Ochre](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-ochre-69-032) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Sand Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-yellow-69-033) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Desert Dust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/desert-dust-wash-69-522) approximate ΔE 13.8

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-mecha-yellow-69-004)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Yellow?

Zamesi Desert from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 3.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Yellow?

Fiendish Yellow from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 9.5: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Yellow?

Yellow Flame from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 3.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.