What is the difference between Yellow Sand and Lime Green?

ΔE 37 (loose). Lime Green is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Sand vs Lime Green

Yellow Sand

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

Lime Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.827
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e9735 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 37.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lime Green is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Lime Green instead of Yellow Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 37). Lime Green is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Lime Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Sand is a little lighter, much more muted, 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 Yellow Sand on the colour wheel See Lime Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Sand

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Lime Green

Lime Green vs Elven Green (NA37)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Sand
Lime Green vs Army Green (NA38)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Yellow Sand
Lime Green vs Orc Green (NA36)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Yellow Sand

All matches: Yellow Sand equivalents · Lime Green equivalents