This is a common color; 3 other brands cover it, the nearest being AK Interactive Lemon Yellow at 88 percent. Yellow Green sits in the yellow family: very light in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. For modelling, drop to Bile Green in the recesses and step up to Bile on the edges, both Vallejo paints. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Yellow Green equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Yellow Green outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Lemon Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Banana Split, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.1).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Marine Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.2).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Sun Bleach Yellow, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Warped Yellow, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.8).
- Citadel's closest color: Citadel Dorn Yellow, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.0).
The honest caveat: AK Interactive Lemon Yellow dries slightly warmer than Yellow Green, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Green Stuff World
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Citadel
Humbrol
Tamiya
P3 Paints
Revell
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Yellow Green?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Lemon Yellow at 88% color similarity.
What color is Yellow Green?
Yellow Green is a very light vivid yellow with a warm undertone (hex #DEDE26).
What do I highlight and shade Yellow Green with?
Highlight Yellow Green toward Bile and shade it down into Bile Green, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.