Paint Equivalents

Fluorescent Yellow

AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11049

#F6F101 · L*92.8 a*-18.6 b*90.9

The closest match to AK Interactive Fluorescent Yellow in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Fluorescent Yellow is a very light, vivid yellow. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Clear Yellow at ΔE 0.6. 12 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Fluorescent Yellow?

Reaper Clear Yellow is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Fluorescent Yellow in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow (ΔE 1.7) and Golden Cadmium Primrose (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Fluorescent Yellow?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Yellow, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Clear Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9095 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Lemon Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9009 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Flash Gitz Yellow Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. A Bad Moon Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Golden

  1. A Cadmium Primrose SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6505 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. A Hansa Yellow Opaque Heavy Body 1191 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Fluorescent Yellow Acrysion N97 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. A Yellow Primary Color Pigments CR3 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Primary Yellow Artist Range ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Full Healing Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Scale75 conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Pure yellow Lacquer Paint LP-8 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Clear yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss X-24 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B One-coat Yellow One-coat paints ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Yellow 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Warcolours conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Amarelo TC-0158 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Amarelo Girassol TCUP-01 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Ink Wash Yellow Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 168 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Sun Yellow Military Range 103 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Amarelo Limao Paints 504 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. E Verde Alecrim Paints 898 ΔE 12.1 · far

Full AK Interactive → Acrilex conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Luminous Yellow RAL 1026 Mr Paint MRP-192 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint MRP-163 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Fluorescent Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 62.031 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Fluorescent Yellow Game Color 72.103 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Fluorescent Yellow in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #FFF64F Citrine Yellow Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 3.2
Revell #ECEA40 Luminous Yellow Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.4
Foundry #FFEB2B Lemon Paint System ΔE 3.5
P3 #F7E52D Cygnus Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.8
Creature #F3E21F Golden Yellow Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.0
FolkArt #F3E008 Yellow Light Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.5
The Army Painter #FFF464 Lens Flare Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.1
Humbrol #F8E000 Lemon Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.2
Monument #F2DD26 Fluorescent Yellow Pro Signature Series ΔE 5.4
Turbo Dork #FDE852 Pucker ΔE 5.4
Duncan #F5E350 Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 5.6
Kimera Kolors #E5D828 Cold Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 5.9
Italeri #FEE000 Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.3
Mission Models #F7DC13 Farm Tractor Yellow ΔE 6.3
Arteza #EEDF63 Lemon Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.7
Apple Barrel #F3ED7D Neon Yellow Colors ΔE 8.6
Liquitex #E1ED6D Fluorescent Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.6
Mig #D7C012 Gold Yellow (RLM 04 Gelb) Acrylics ΔE 11.7

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Laser Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. D Lemon Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.3 · similar
  3. D Zinc Chromate Yellow Air ΔE 7.0 · similar
  4. D Pistachio Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.2 · similar
  5. D Zinc Chromate Yellow Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.6 · similar
  6. D Luminous Green Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.8 · similar

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