What is the difference between Noble Steed Brown and Sand Yellow RLM79?

ΔE 9 (close). Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Noble Steed Brown vs Sand Yellow RLM79

Noble Steed Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77553a (estimate)

Sand Yellow RLM79

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.278
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #876b4a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter, cooler than Noble Steed Brown.

Can I use Sand Yellow RLM79 instead of Noble Steed Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sand Yellow RLM79 is a little lighter, cooler than Noble Steed Brown.

Can I use Noble Steed Brown instead of Sand Yellow RLM79?

The same difference applies the other way round: Noble Steed Brown is a little darker, 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 Noble Steed Brown on the colour wheel See Sand Yellow RLM79 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Noble Steed Brown

Noble Steed Brown vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Noble Steed Brown vs Golden Brown (71.032)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79
Noble Steed Brown vs USA Flat Brown (71.026)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sand Yellow RLM79

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sand Yellow RLM79

Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Gyzmo FurTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Noble Steed Brown
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Boot Strap BrownTriads: midtones · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Noble Steed Brown
Sand Yellow RLM79 vs Argonaut SkinTriads: shadows · ΔE 8, close · closer than Noble Steed Brown

All matches: Noble Steed Brown equivalents · Sand Yellow RLM79 equivalents