Ice Yellow sits in the yellow family: very light in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Vomit underneath and Off-White on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. This color is somewhat distinctive: 1 brand offers a strong same-finish match, Two Thin Coats Ambush Yellow closest at 90 percent. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Ice Yellow equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Vallejo Ice Yellow, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Ambush Yellow, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.9).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Variant), a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3).
- From Green Stuff World: Green Stuff World Valkyrie Yellow, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.1).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Yellow/Gelb (RAL 1018), a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.8).
- Nearest in the P3 Paints catalog: P3 Paints Icy Yellow, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.0).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Space Dust, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.5).
Worth knowing before you swap: Two Thin Coats Ambush Yellow runs slightly cooler, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Green Stuff World
Revell
P3 Paints
The Army Painter
Humbrol
Tamiya
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Ice Yellow?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Ambush Yellow at 90% color similarity.
What color is Ice Yellow?
Ice Yellow is a very light vivid yellow with a warm undertone (hex #EDD072).