# Dark Sun Yellow (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Dark Sun Yellow (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Averland Sunset, Vallejo Heavy Gold Brown and Army Painter Burnt Turf, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/dark-sun-yellow

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dark Sun Yellow: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #c38639. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dark Sun Yellow

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) Citadel Base ΔE 16.9

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Heavy Gold Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-gold-brown-72-151) Vallejo Game Color 72.151 ΔE 3.5

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Burnt Turf](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/burnt-turf) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.5

    approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Sand Golem](/paints/speedpaint-2/sand-golem) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Crusader Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/crusader-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Bony Matter](/paints/speedpaint-2/bony-matter) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

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

- [Burnt Turf](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/burnt-turf) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Fiendish Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/fiendish-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Demigod Flames](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/demigod-flames) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.2
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.5

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

- [Averland Sunset](/paints/citadel-base/averland-sunset) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Screaming Bell](/paints/citadel-base/screaming-bell) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9

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

- [Bestigor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/bestigor-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Karak Stone](/paints/citadel-layer/karak-stone) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Tau Light Ochre](/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0

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

- [Elf Skin Tone](/paints/vallejo-game-air/elf-skin-tone-76-004) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Gold Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/gold-yellow-76-007) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) approximate ΔE 9.8

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

- [Heavy Gold Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-gold-brown-72-151) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Heavy Ochre](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-ochre-72-150) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Elf Skin Tone](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elf-skin-tone-72-004) safe substitute ΔE 6.4

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

- [Yellow Ochre](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-ochre-69-032) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Grey Sand](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-sand-69-031) approximate ΔE 11.5
- [Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/yellow-69-004) approximate ΔE 12.3

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.5
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.5

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

- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0

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

- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Nuclear Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/nuclear-yellow-72-404) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Manticore Ochre](/paints/two-thin-coats/manticore-ochre) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Satyr Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/satyr-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Gyzmo Fur](/paints/two-thin-coats/gyzmo-fur) safe substitute ΔE 6.6

Every pot in [Two Thin Coats](/paints/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](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats).

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##  Questions

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.