What is the difference between Tallarn Sand and Sulfide Yellow?

ΔE 20 (loose). Sulfide Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tallarn Sand vs Sulfide Yellow

Tallarn Sand

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a87a3a (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 19.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sulfide Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Tallarn Sand.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Tallarn Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Sulfide Yellow is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Tallarn Sand.

Can I use Tallarn Sand instead of Sulfide Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tallarn Sand is noticeably darker, much 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 Tallarn Sand on the colour wheel See Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Tallarn Sand

Tallarn Sand vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Tallarn Sand vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Tallarn Sand vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow

Other Citadel paints close to Sulfide Yellow

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

All matches: Tallarn Sand equivalents · Sulfide Yellow equivalents