# Averland Sunset (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Averland Sunset (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Moon Yellow, Army Painter Inner Light and Two Thin Coats Dark Sun Yellow, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Averland Sunset: Citadel Base opaque, hex #fbb81c. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Averland Sunset

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#fbb81c

Hex source

community data

## Averland Sunset equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) Vallejo Game Air 76.005 ΔE 3.7

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Inner Light](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/inner-light) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.3

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dark Sun Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/dark-sun-yellow) ΔE 16.9

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Averland Sunset is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Yellow Flame from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 3.6, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 5 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Ancient Honey](/paints/speedpaint-2/ancient-honey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Zealot Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/zealot-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Maize Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/maize-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Inner Light](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/inner-light) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Daemonic Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/daemonic-yellow) approximate ΔE 7.0
- [Warped Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/warped-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.9

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.6
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 46.3
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 53.5

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Zamesi Desert](/paints/citadel-layer/zamesi-desert) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Yriel Yellow](/paints/citadel-layer/yriel-yellow) approximate ΔE 11.0
- [Flayed One Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/flayed-one-flesh) approximate ΔE 11.1

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.8
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.6

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Dark Sun Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/dark-sun-yellow) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Yellow Flame](/paints/two-thin-coats/yellow-flame) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Skulker Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/skulker-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.0

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sun-yellow-76-006) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) approximate ΔE 12.7

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/moon-yellow-72-005) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-72-085) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Sun Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sun-yellow-72-006) safe substitute ΔE 6.4

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-69-004) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Yellow Ochre](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-ochre-69-032) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Sand Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-yellow-69-033) approximate ΔE 9.5

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.9
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.5
- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.9

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.3
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) approximate ΔE 15.9
- [Wraithbone](/paints/citadel-base/wraithbone) approximate ΔE 21.0

Every pot in [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Averland Sunset?

Moon Yellow from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 3.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Averland Sunset?

Inner Light from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Averland Sunset?

Dark Sun Yellow from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 16.9 apart.