Paint Equivalents

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat)

Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-3

#FFCC00 · L*84.2 a*3.7 b*85.2

The closest match to Tamiya Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Flat yellow is a very light, vivid orange. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Candlelight Yellow at ΔE 0.4. 7 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 Tamiya Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat)?

Reaper Candlelight Yellow is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Yellow Code (ΔE 0.4) and AK Interactive Basic Intense Yellow (ΔE 1.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Yellow, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tamiya Flat yellow Shop Reaper Candlelight Yellow Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Bones set

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Candlelight Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9408 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. C Sun Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9008 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Tamiya → Reaper conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Yellow Code Warfront Range ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. B Intense Yellow Artist Range ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Tamiya → Scale75 conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Basic Intense Yellow Figures AK3037 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Deep Yellow Intense (3rd Gen) AK11045 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Tamiya → AK Interactive conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Daemonic Yellow Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C Daemonic Yellow Warpaints Primer CP3015 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Tamiya → The Army Painter conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Golden

  1. A Primary Yellow Fluid 2422 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Cadmium Yellow Medium SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6520 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Golden conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Dusky Yellow Fantasy Range 146 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D Golden Yellow Fantasy Range 159 ΔE 9.3 · similar

Full Tamiya → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Iridescent Lemon Yellow MMP-159 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment MMP-041 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Tamiya → Mission Models conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Mid Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A102 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. E Yellow Pale Acrylic Premium Paints A101 ΔE 10.2 · far

Full Tamiya → Arteza conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Yellow 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Yellow 4 Layer paints ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Tamiya → Warcolours conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Deep Yellow Model Color 70.915 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Basic Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 62.003 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tamiya → Vallejo conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Sunburst Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Golden Yellow Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Tamiya → Citadel conversion chart

Flat yellow (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Yellow Light Hansa Heavy Body Acrylix 411 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Cadmium-free Yellow Light Heavy Body Acrylix 889 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Tamiya → Liquitex conversion chart

Flat yellow in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #FFD60B Yellow Paint System ΔE 3.3
Turbo Dork #FFD246 Orange You Glad ΔE 3.3
Mr. Hobby #FAC000 MS Blue Gundam Color Spray ΔE 3.4
Mig #EBC30B Yellow Acrylics ΔE 3.7
Humbrol #F8C129 Trainer Yellow Acrylics - Matt ΔE 3.7
Duncan #F5D10D Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 ΔE 3.8
Apple Barrel #ECC71D Canary Yellow Colors ΔE 3.9
Monument #F6C847 Warm Yellow Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.2
FolkArt #EECD02 Bumblebee Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 4.5
Green Stuff World #F2D12C Cyber Yellow Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.5
Revell #FCD937 Yellow Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.7
P3 #F0D133 Sulfuric Yellow Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.1
Tom Color #FFBC03 Amarelo Helena ΔE 5.6
Mr. Paint #F0D500 Sulfur Yellow RAL 1016 Mr Paint ΔE 6.1
Acrilex #FEBA11 Amarelo Ouro Paints ΔE 6.3
Italeri #FEE000 Insigna Yellow Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.6
Creature #E2AB06 Yellow Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 8.7
Kimera Kolors #E5D828 Cold Yellow Pure Pigments ΔE 9.5

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. A Chrome yellow Spray ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. C Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.8 · close
  3. D Flat yellow Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.9 · similar
  4. D Clear yellow Lacquer Paint ΔE 8.0 · similar
  5. D Clear yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 8.3 · similar
  6. D Lemon yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 8.3 · similar

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