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Make a free guideLooking for a Pastel Yellow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Pastel Yellow (Army Painter Speedpaint) in Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Monument Pro Acryl, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Pastel Yellow, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Lime GreenAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Mortarion GrimeCitadel ColourGreat match
- BasePastel YellowArmy Painter Speedpaint
- Highlight 1Thallax GoldCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Ice YellowArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.