Iyanden Yellow sits in the yellow family: very light in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. For modelling, drop to Imperial Fist in the recesses and step up to Bad Moon Yellow on the edges, both Citadel paints. This color is somewhat distinctive: 1 brand offers a strong same-finish match, The Army Painter Zealot Yellow closest at 93 percent. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Iyanden Yellow equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Citadel Iyanden Yellow, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Zealot Yellow, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- Best Tamiya option: Tamiya Clear Yellow, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.9).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Yellow, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.0), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Lufthansa Yellow, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.9), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Lufthansa Yellow/Lufthansa - Gelb (RAL 1028), a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.7), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Deep Yellow, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Worth knowing before you swap: The Army Painter Zealot Yellow runs slightly warmer and more saturated, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Tamiya
AK Interactive
Humbrol
Revell
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
P3 Paints
Scale75
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Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Iyanden Yellow?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Zealot Yellow at 93% color similarity.
Is Iyanden Yellow a one-coat paint?
Iyanden Yellow is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Iyanden Yellow with?
Highlight Iyanden Yellow toward Bad Moon Yellow and shade it down into Imperial Fist, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.