What is the difference between Yellow Sand and Earth?

ΔE 20 (loose). Earth is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Sand vs Earth

Yellow Sand

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba9e6a (estimate)

Earth

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

How close are they?

ΔE 19.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Earth is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Earth instead of Yellow Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Earth is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Sand is noticeably lighter, 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 Yellow Sand on the colour wheel See Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Earth
Yellow Sand vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Earth
Yellow Sand vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Earth

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Earth

Earth vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Sand
Earth vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Yellow Sand
Earth vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Yellow Sand equivalents · Earth equivalents