§ PAINT · 11th edition

Imperial YellowVallejo Xpress contrast, 72.403, hex #f59f2e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint
Imperial Yellow
Range
Vallejo Xpress
Finish
contrast
Code
72.403
Hex
#f59f2e
Hex source
community data

Imperial 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.

Imperial Yellow is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Imperial Fist from Citadel Contrast 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

Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic

Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash

Citadel Base

Citadel Contrast

Citadel Layer

Citadel Shade

Two Thin Coats

Vallejo Game Air

Vallejo Game Color

Vallejo Mecha Color

Vallejo Metal Color

  • Gold⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.9
  • Copper⚠ cross-finishΔE 25.5
  • Chrome⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.4

Vallejo Wash

Also in Vallejo Xpress

Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Imperial Yellow?
Imperial Fist from Citadel Contrast, 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 Yellow?
Peachy Flesh from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 7.7: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Imperial Yellow?
Skulker Yellow from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 2.9. 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.