SC-100 Inktense Lime
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As a Contrast paint, this colour combines pigment and medium to deliver shade and base tone in one application over a light primer. Yellow is one of the most challenging colours to apply opaquely — this tone rewards careful layering..
The closest Bad Moon Yellow equivalent is the strongest substitute listed on this page.
No close Vallejo equivalent found for Bad Moon Yellow.
No close Army Painter equivalent found for Bad Moon Yellow.
These 5 substitutes are ranked by Delta-E accuracy. Each entry includes a behaviour comment.
The closest cross-brand equivalent to Bad Moon Yellow in the current local catalogue is SC-100 Inktense Lime from Scale75 (Delta-E 16.97).
Matches are computed from the local paint catalogue with Delta-E CIEDE2000. Lower values mean a closer visual match on the miniature.
Finish, opacity, flow, and bottle format are not captured by Delta-E alone. Test the substitute if the recipe relies on a specific behaviour.
Before adopting a substitute, check these points specific to this contrast paint:
Bad Moon Yellow is a contrast paint formulated for one-coat colour and shading over light primer. Its transparency and reactive edge behaviour are harder to replicate with standard opaque paints.
No reliable Vallejo match appears in the current top equivalents.
Yes, Bad Moon Yellow is currently part of the Citadel (Games Workshop) range. Check local stock or equivalent alternatives if the pot is hard to source.
Check Delta-E, finish type, coverage, opacity, and behaviour over your chosen primer. Run a full test with one shade and one highlight pass before applying the substitute to an entire unit.
As a Contrast paint, this colour combines pigment and medium to deliver shade and base tone in one application over a light primer. Yellow is one of the most challenging colours to apply opaquely — this tone rewards careful layering..
The closest Bad Moon Yellow equivalent is the strongest substitute listed on this page.
No close Vallejo equivalent found for Bad Moon Yellow.
No close Army Painter equivalent found for Bad Moon Yellow.
As a Contrast paint, this colour combines pigment and medium to deliver shade and base tone in one application over a light primer. Yellow is one of the most challenging colours to apply opaquely — this tone rewards careful layering.. Jaune Orks Bad Moon. Alternative à Iyanden Yellow, légèrement plus foncé.
The closest Bad Moon Yellow equivalent is the strongest substitute listed on this page. No close Vallejo equivalent found for Bad Moon Yellow. No close Army Painter equivalent found for Bad Moon Yellow.
No Vallejo equivalent within an acceptable colour distance was found for Bad Moon Yellow.
No Army Painter equivalent within an acceptable colour distance was found for Bad Moon Yellow.
As a contrast paint, Bad Moon Yellow combines colour and shading in a single coat over a light primer. The colour sits in the warm yellow range.
The performance of Bad Moon Yellow depends heavily on the primer. It is designed for a white primer.
Bad Moon Yellow is transparent by design, which means any substitute must also level evenly.
The main appeal of Bad Moon Yellow is one-coat readiness.
The warm yellow tone of Bad Moon Yellow shifts as it dries, typically darkening and intensifying.
Corax White, Flash Gitz Yellow and Averland Sunset are common companions to this contrast. They were chosen in the original recipe because their coverage, drying speed, and finish layer in the same workflow without forcing extra corrections.
A contrast paint substitute only becomes trustworthy once it survives the same primer, shade, and highlight sequence as the original recipe.
Looking at the surrounding palette matters because a near match can still push the finished model warmer, colder, or flatter than expected.
That combination of colour distance, finish, and recipe context is what makes a contrast paint substitute reliable on an actual miniature.
That is why the page keeps the recommendation anchored to painting workflow instead of treating Delta-E alone as the final decision.
A useful equivalent page should also reduce buying mistakes: the closer colour is not always the safer option if the bottle dries glossier, covers faster, or behaves differently on large armour panels.