Warm Yellow is a light vivid yellow with a warm undertone. Within the Monument Pro Acryl range it ladders cleanly, Orange Yellow for the shadows and Golden Yellow for the highlights. Warm Yellow is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, The Army Painter Fiendish Yellow, reaches 84 percent, and 2 other brands carry a strong same-finish alternative. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Warm Yellow equivalents in other ranges
Warm Yellow is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Fiendish Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.3).
Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Roasted Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol US Tan, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
Best Citadel option: Citadel Zamesi Desert, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.2).
Worth knowing before you swap: The Army Painter Fiendish Yellow runs slightly lighter, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Scale75
Humbrol
Citadel
AK Interactive
Vallejo
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
Revell
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Monument Pro Acryl Warm Yellow?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Fiendish Yellow at 84% color similarity.
What color is Warm Yellow?
Warm Yellow is a light vivid yellow with a warm undertone (hex #CA8F0B).
What do I highlight and shade Warm Yellow with?
Highlight Warm Yellow toward Golden Yellow and shade it down into Orange Yellow, both Monument Pro Acryl paints in the same finish family.