What is the difference between Yellow Sand and Wood?

ΔE 22 (loose). Wood is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Sand vs Wood

Yellow Sand

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

Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c6937 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Wood is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Wood instead of Yellow Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Wood is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Wood?

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 Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Sand

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Wood

Wood vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Sand
Wood vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Yellow Sand
Wood vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Yellow Sand equivalents · Wood equivalents