Glowing Inferno vs Yellow Ochre

Glowing Inferno

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f59829 (estimate)

Yellow Ochre

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8588
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#dd963a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Ochre is a little darker, much more muted than Glowing Inferno. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Glowing Inferno is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Yellow Ochre is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Glowing Inferno?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, much more muted than Glowing Inferno. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Glowing Inferno instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Glowing Inferno is a little lighter, much 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 Glowing Inferno on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Glowing Inferno

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Ochre

All matches: Glowing Inferno equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents

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