What is the difference between Sulfide Yellow and Dark Sand?

ΔE 19 (loose). Dark Sand is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sulfide Yellow vs Dark Sand

Sulfide Yellow

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA24
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dc9b43 (estimate)

Dark Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.847
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9d59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Sand is much more muted, cooler than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Sulfide Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Dark Sand is much more muted, cooler than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Dark Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sulfide Yellow is much 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 Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel See Dark Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sulfide Yellow

Sulfide Yellow vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Sand
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Sand
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Sand

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Dark Sand vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Dark Sand vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sulfide Yellow

All matches: Sulfide Yellow equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents