What is the difference between T'au Light Ochre and Sulfide Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

T'au Light Ochre vs Sulfide Yellow

T'au Light Ochre

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8883a (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 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of T'au Light Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use T'au Light Ochre instead of Sulfide Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: T'au Light Ochre is a little darker.

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 T'au Light Ochre on the colour wheel See Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to T'au Light Ochre

T'au Light Ochre vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
T'au Light Ochre vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
T'au Light Ochre vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Sulfide Yellow

Sulfide Yellow vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Sulfide Yellow vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
Sulfide Yellow vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: T'au Light Ochre equivalents · Sulfide Yellow equivalents