Color-wise this is a vivid, very light yellow leaning warm. No shortage of substitutes here, Light Yellow from Vallejo matches at 93 percent and 9 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. It builds a smooth gradient with Lufthansa Yellow (RAL 1028) underneath and Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1018) on the highlights, all in the Revell line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Yellow (RAL 1017) equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones Yellow (RAL 1017) outright, but 4 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Light Yellow, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.4).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Cyber Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.0).
- Nearest in the The Army Painter catalog: The Army Painter Daemonic Yellow, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.2).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Deep Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.5).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Serpent Eye Yellow, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.0).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
Worth knowing before you swap: Vallejo Light Yellow runs slightly cooler, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
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 (RAL 1017)?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Light Yellow at 93% color similarity.
What color is Yellow (RAL 1017)?
Yellow (RAL 1017) is a very light vivid yellow with a warm undertone (hex #F5CE38).
What do I highlight and shade Yellow (RAL 1017) with?
Highlight Yellow (RAL 1017) toward Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1018) and shade it down into Lufthansa Yellow (RAL 1028), both Revell paints in the same finish family.