What is the difference between Sulfide Yellow and Earth?

ΔE 23 (loose). Earth is noticeably darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sulfide Yellow vs Earth

Sulfide Yellow

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

Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.062
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07135 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Earth is noticeably darker, much more muted than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Earth instead of Sulfide Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Earth is noticeably darker, much more muted than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sulfide Yellow is noticeably lighter, much 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 Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel See Earth 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 Earth
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Earth
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Earth

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Earth

Earth vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Earth vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Earth vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow

All matches: Sulfide Yellow equivalents · Earth equivalents