What is the difference between Nickel Azo Yellow and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 12 (fair). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nickel Azo Yellow vs Sand Yellow

Nickel Azo Yellow

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY150
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4ac1a (estimate)

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.916
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3b844 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Nickel Azo Yellow.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Nickel Azo Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Nickel Azo Yellow.

Can I use Nickel Azo Yellow instead of Sand Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nickel Azo Yellow is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Nickel Azo Yellow on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Nickel Azo Yellow

Nickel Azo Yellow vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Nickel Azo Yellow vs Flat Yellow (70.953)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Nickel Azo Yellow vs Desert Yellow (72.063)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sand Yellow

Other Golden paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Nickel Azo Yellow
Sand Yellow vs Yellow Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair
Sand Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Nickel Azo Yellow equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents