What is the difference between Sulfide Yellow and Gold Yellow?

ΔE 31 (loose). Gold Yellow is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sulfide Yellow vs Gold Yellow

Sulfide Yellow

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

Gold Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e96c1c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gold Yellow is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Gold Yellow instead of Sulfide Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Gold Yellow is a little darker, much more saturated, warmer than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Gold Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler.

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 Gold Yellow 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 Gold Yellow
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gold Yellow
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gold Yellow

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Gold Yellow

Gold Yellow vs Orange Rust (NA23)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Gold Yellow vs Scarlett Red (NA22)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Gold Yellow vs Demon Red (NA21)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow

All matches: Sulfide Yellow equivalents · Gold Yellow equivalents