ΔE 20.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Shifting Sands is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Balthasar Gold.
Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Shifting Sands is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Balthasar Gold.
The same difference applies the other way round: Balthasar Gold is noticeably darker, more saturated, cooler.
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 Balthasar Gold on the colour wheel See Shifting Sands on the colour wheel
All matches: Balthasar Gold equivalents · Shifting Sands equivalents