Sol Yellow sits in the yellow family: light in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. For modelling, drop to Roasted Brown in the recesses and step up to Honey on the edges, both Scale75 paints. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Monument Pro Acryl Bismuth Yellow is the nearest same-finish option at 90 percent, with 2 brands in strong-match range. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Sol Yellow equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Scale75 Sol Yellow, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Monument Pro Acryl equivalent: Monument Pro Acryl Bismuth Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.0).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Interior Yellow Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
- Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Sandy Yellow (RAL 1024), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.4).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Flak Gun Yellow, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
- From Vallejo: Vallejo German Yellow, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Dark Yellow 2, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.4).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.0 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
AK Interactive
Revell
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
Tamiya
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
Humbrol
Citadel
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 Scale75 Sol Yellow?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Bismuth Yellow at 90% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Sol Yellow?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is German Yellow at 75%, a same-finish match.
What color is Sol Yellow?
Sol Yellow is a light moderate yellow with a warm undertone (hex #C0A83B).
What do I highlight and shade Sol Yellow with?
Highlight Sol Yellow toward Honey and shade it down into Roasted Brown, both Scale75 paints in the same finish family.