Lemon Yellow sits in the yellow family: very light in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. This is a common color; 5 other brands cover it, the nearest being Green Stuff World Banana Split at 95 percent. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Deep Yellow for the shadows and Laser Yellow for the highlights. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Lemon Yellow equivalents in other ranges
3 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to AK Interactive Lemon Yellow, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Green Stuff World equivalent: Green Stuff World Banana Split, indistinguishable once dry (delta E 1.0).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Yellow Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.4).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Marine Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.5).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Sun Bleach Yellow, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Warped Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.6).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Lemon Yellow, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.0 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Green Stuff World
Vallejo
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Tamiya
Citadel
P3 Paints
Revell
Humbrol
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Lemon Yellow?
The closest same-finish match is Green Stuff World Banana Split at 95% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Lemon Yellow?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Yellow Green at 88%, a same-finish match.
What color is Lemon Yellow?
Lemon Yellow is a very light vivid yellow with a warm undertone (hex #EAE026).
What do I highlight and shade Lemon Yellow with?
Highlight Lemon Yellow toward Laser Yellow and shade it down into Deep Yellow, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.