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Make a free guideLooking for a Imperial Yellow equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Imperial Yellow (Vallejo Xpress Color) in Vallejo Game Color, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Speedpaint, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Colour Primer, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Army Painter Warpaints, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, 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 Imperial 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 2Glittering LootArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- Shade 1Faded KhakiReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseImperial YellowVallejo Xpress Color
- Highlight 1Pastel YellowAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.