What is the difference between Space Yellow and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 11 (fair). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Space Yellow vs Yellow Ochre

Space Yellow

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #db9e3f (estimate)

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.033
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d3872c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Ochre is a little darker, warmer than Space Yellow.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Space Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, warmer than Space Yellow.

Can I use Space Yellow instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Space Yellow is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Space Yellow on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Space Yellow

Space Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Space Yellow vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Space Yellow vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other AK Interactive paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than Space Yellow
Yellow Ochre vs Japanese Brown (AK11123)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Space Yellow
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Flesh (AK11056)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Space Yellow

All matches: Space Yellow equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents