What is the difference between Medium Rust and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 8 (close). Yellow Ochre is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Rust vs Yellow Ochre

Medium Rust

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0611
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eb9846 (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is a little darker than Medium Rust.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Medium Rust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Yellow Ochre is a little darker than Medium Rust.

Can I use Medium Rust instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Rust is a little lighter.

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 Medium Rust on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Rust

Medium Rust vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Medium Rust vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Medium Rust vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Ochre (A.MIG-3515)Oilbrusher · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Rust
Yellow Ochre vs Golden Sand (IONIC-0150)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Rust
Yellow Ochre vs Bright Orange (AMMO.F-538)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Medium Rust equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents