§ PAINT · 11th edition
Dark Sun YellowTwo Thin Coats opaque, hex #c38639. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Dark Sun Yellow
- Range
- Two Thin Coats
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #c38639
- Hex source
- community data
Dark Sun Yellow equivalents
One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.
Citadel equivalent
Averland SunsetCitadel BaseΔE 16.9◆ maker’s pickapproximateVallejo equivalent
Heavy Gold BrownVallejo Game Color72.151ΔE 3.5safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Burnt TurfWarpaints FanaticΔE 7.5approximate
Dark Sun Yellow is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Heavy Gold Brown from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 3.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 3 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Sand Golem⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.2
- Crusader Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.2
- Bony Matter⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Burnt TurfapproximateΔE 7.5
- Fiendish YellowapproximateΔE 8.8
- Demigod FlamesapproximateΔE 8.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.0
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 28.2
- Orange Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 33.5
Citadel Base
- Averland Sunset◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 16.9
- Screaming BellapproximateΔE 9.5
- Hobgrot HideapproximateΔE 11.1
Citadel Contrast
- Iyanden Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Ironjawz Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.8
- Imperial Fist⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.9
Citadel Layer
- Bestigor Fleshsafe substituteΔE 6.4
- Karak StoneapproximateΔE 7.7
- Tau Light OchreapproximateΔE 8.8
Citadel Shade
- Casandora Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.0
- Mortarion Grime⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.4
- Cryptek Armourshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 25.0
Vallejo Game Air
- Elf Skin Tonesafe substituteΔE 6.4
- Gold YellowapproximateΔE 8.5
- Bronze BrownapproximateΔE 9.8
Vallejo Game Color
- Heavy Gold Brownsafe substituteΔE 3.5
- Heavy Ochresafe substituteΔE 5.9
- Elf Skin Tonesafe substituteΔE 6.4
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Yellow OchreapproximateΔE 10.7
- Grey SandapproximateΔE 11.5
- YellowapproximateΔE 12.3
Vallejo Metal Color
Vallejo Wash
- Light Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.1
- Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.8
- Dark Khaki Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.0
Vallejo Xpress
- Khaki Drill⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.5
- Nuclear Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.2
- Bag of Bones⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
Also in Two Thin Coats
- Manticore Ochresafe substituteΔE 5.5
- Satyr Brownsafe substituteΔE 6.0
- Gyzmo Fursafe substituteΔE 6.6
Every pot in Two Thin Coats has a page like this one. Two Thin Coats against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Two Thin Coats to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Vallejo, Two Thin Coats to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Two Thin Coats, Army Painter to Two Thin Coats.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Dark Sun Yellow?
- Averland Sunset from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 16.9 apart.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Dark Sun Yellow?
- Heavy Gold Brown from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 3.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dark Sun Yellow?
- Burnt Turf from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.5: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.