What is the difference between Ochre and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 8 (close). Yellow RLM04 is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ochre vs Yellow RLM04

Ochre

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3515
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d18621 (estimate)

Yellow RLM04

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow RLM04 is a little lighter, more saturated than Ochre.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Yellow RLM04 is a little lighter, more saturated than Ochre.

Can I use Ochre instead of Yellow RLM04?

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

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 Yellow RLM04 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow RLM04

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Bronze ShadowIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ochre
Yellow RLM04 vs Ochre (IONIC-0023)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ochre
Yellow RLM04 vs Light Rust (ATOM-20023)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Ochre equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents