What is the difference between Baneblade Brown and Yellow Sand?

ΔE 8 (close). Yellow Sand is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baneblade Brown vs Yellow Sand

Baneblade Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09068 (estimate)

Yellow Sand

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba9e6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Sand is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Baneblade Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Yellow Sand is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Baneblade Brown instead of Yellow Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baneblade Brown is a little darker, more muted, 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 Baneblade Brown on the colour wheel See Yellow Sand on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Baneblade Brown

Baneblade Brown vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Baneblade Brown vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Baneblade Brown vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Karak StoneColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Baneblade Brown
Yellow Sand vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Yellow Sand vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Baneblade Brown equivalents · Yellow Sand equivalents