What is the difference between Balor Brown and Sulfide Yellow?

ΔE 22 (loose). Sulfide Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Balor Brown vs Sulfide Yellow

Balor Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a6a22 (estimate)

Sulfide Yellow

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA24
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dc9b43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sulfide Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Balor Brown.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Balor Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Sulfide Yellow is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Balor Brown.

Can I use Balor Brown instead of Sulfide Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Balor Brown is noticeably darker, more muted.

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 Balor Brown on the colour wheel See Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Balor Brown

Balor Brown vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Balor Brown vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Balor Brown vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 25, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Sulfide Yellow

Sulfide Yellow vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Balor Brown
Sulfide Yellow vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Balor Brown
Sulfide Yellow vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Balor Brown

All matches: Balor Brown equivalents · Sulfide Yellow equivalents