What is the difference between Yellow Sand and UK Light Stone?

ΔE 7 (close). UK Light Stone is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Sand vs UK Light Stone

Yellow Sand

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

UK Light Stone

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.143
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a5935f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK Light Stone is a little darker, cooler than Yellow Sand.

Can I use UK Light Stone instead of Yellow Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). UK Light Stone is a little darker, cooler than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of UK Light Stone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Sand is a little lighter, 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 UK Light Stone on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than UK Light Stone
Yellow Sand vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, close
Yellow Sand vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to UK Light Stone

UK Light Stone vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
UK Light Stone vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose
UK Light Stone vs Sand Grey (NA15)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Yellow Sand equivalents · UK Light Stone equivalents