What is the difference between Lugganath Orange and Sulfide Yellow?

ΔE 17 (loose). Sulfide Yellow is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lugganath Orange vs Sulfide Yellow

Lugganath Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f08a3a (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 17.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sulfide Yellow is more muted, cooler than Lugganath Orange.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Lugganath Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Sulfide Yellow is more muted, cooler than Lugganath Orange.

Can I use Lugganath Orange instead of Sulfide Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lugganath Orange 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 Lugganath Orange on the colour wheel See Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Lugganath Orange

Lugganath Orange vs Orange Rust (NA23)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Lugganath Orange vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose
Lugganath Orange vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 28, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Sulfide Yellow

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

All matches: Lugganath Orange equivalents · Sulfide Yellow equivalents