What is the difference between Tallarn Sand and Yellow Sand?

ΔE 18 (loose). Yellow Sand is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tallarn Sand vs Yellow Sand

Tallarn Sand

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a87a3a (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 17.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Sand is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Tallarn Sand.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Tallarn Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Yellow Sand is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Tallarn Sand.

Can I use Tallarn Sand instead of Yellow Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tallarn Sand is noticeably darker, 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 Tallarn Sand on the colour wheel See Yellow Sand 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 Yellow Sand
Tallarn Sand vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Yellow Sand
Tallarn Sand vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Karak StoneColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tallarn Sand
Yellow Sand vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tallarn Sand
Yellow Sand vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tallarn Sand

All matches: Tallarn Sand equivalents · Yellow Sand equivalents