What is the difference between Ochre and US Interior Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). US Interior Yellow is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ochre vs US Interior Yellow

Ochre

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11118
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c0903a (estimate)

US Interior Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.107
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09c49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Interior Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Ochre.

Can I use US Interior Yellow instead of Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Interior Yellow is a little lighter, more muted than Ochre.

Can I use Ochre instead of US Interior Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ochre is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Ochre on the colour wheel See US Interior Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to US Interior Yellow

US Interior Yellow vs Light Stone No.61 (AK11377)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ochre
US Interior Yellow vs Medium Sand (AK11034)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ochre
US Interior Yellow vs Mustard Yellow (AK11366)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ochre

All matches: Ochre equivalents · US Interior Yellow equivalents