What is the difference between Averland Sunset and Mustard Yellow?

ΔE 16 (loose). Mustard Yellow is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Averland Sunset vs Mustard Yellow

Averland Sunset

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0a81c (estimate)

Mustard Yellow

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-56
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d2ab2c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Mustard Yellow is more muted, cooler than Averland Sunset.

Can I use Mustard Yellow instead of Averland Sunset?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Mustard Yellow is more muted, cooler than Averland Sunset.

Can I use Averland Sunset instead of Mustard Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Averland Sunset is more saturated, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Averland Sunset on the colour wheel See Mustard Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Averland Sunset

Averland Sunset vs Camel Yellow (TS-34)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mustard Yellow
Averland Sunset vs Camel Yellow (PS-19)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Mustard Yellow
Averland Sunset vs Pure Orange (TS-98)TS Spray · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Mustard Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Mustard Yellow

Mustard Yellow vs Golden GriffonColour: Dry · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Averland Sunset
Mustard Yellow vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Averland Sunset
Mustard Yellow vs Averland SunsetColour: Base · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Averland Sunset equivalents · Mustard Yellow equivalents