Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017) is a very light vivid yellow with a warm undertone. Matching it is straightforward: Vallejo Light Yellow lands at 93 percent in the same finish, and 9 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. Within the Revell range it ladders cleanly, Lufthansa Yellow (RAL 1028) for the shadows and Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1018) for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017) equivalents in other ranges
4 of the 9 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Revell Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017), though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Light Yellow, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Cyber Yellow, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.0).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Daemonic Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Deep Yellow, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Serpent Eye Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Yellow, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
The honest caveat: Vallejo Light Yellow dries slightly cooler than Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017), so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
Tamiya
P3 Paints
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Match difficulty
Found in 9 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017)?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Light Yellow at 93% color similarity.
What color is Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017)?
Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017) is a very light vivid yellow with a warm undertone (hex #F5CE38).
What do I highlight and shade Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017) with?
Highlight Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1017) toward Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1018) and shade it down into Lufthansa Yellow (RAL 1028), both Revell paints in the same finish family.