What is the difference between Sulfide Yellow and US Interior Yellow?

ΔE 14 (fair). US Interior Yellow is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sulfide Yellow vs US Interior Yellow

Sulfide Yellow

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

US Interior Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.107
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09c49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. US Interior Yellow is more muted, cooler than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use US Interior Yellow instead of Sulfide Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). US Interior Yellow is more muted, cooler than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of US Interior Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sulfide Yellow is 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 US Interior 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 US Interior Yellow
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Interior Yellow
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than US Interior Yellow

Other Nocturna Models paints close to US Interior Yellow

US Interior Yellow vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sulfide Yellow
US Interior Yellow vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair
US Interior Yellow vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Sulfide Yellow equivalents · US Interior Yellow equivalents