What is the difference between Sulfide Yellow and Skin Tone?

ΔE 18 (loose). Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sulfide Yellow vs Skin Tone

Sulfide Yellow

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

Skin Tone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.076
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f7b47b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Skin Tone instead of Sulfide Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Skin Tone is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Skin Tone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sulfide Yellow is a little darker, much more saturated, 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 Skin Tone 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 Skin Tone
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Skin Tone
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skin Tone

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Skin Tone

Skin Tone vs Gnome Flesh (NA06)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Skin Tone vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sulfide Yellow
Skin Tone vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Sulfide Yellow

All matches: Sulfide Yellow equivalents · Skin Tone equivalents