What is the difference between Japanese Brown and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). Yellow Ochre is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Japanese Brown vs Yellow Ochre

Japanese Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11123
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #de9c4a (estimate)

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.913
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6a13c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is more saturated, cooler than Japanese Brown.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Japanese Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow Ochre is more saturated, cooler than Japanese Brown.

Can I use Japanese Brown instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Japanese Brown is more muted, 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 Japanese Brown on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Japanese Brown

Japanese Brown vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Japanese Brown vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair
Japanese Brown vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Dirty Yellow (AK17007)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Japanese Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Space Yellow (AK17011)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Japanese Brown
Yellow Ochre vs British Sand Yellow (AK11362)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Japanese Brown

All matches: Japanese Brown equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents