What is the difference between Prairie Ochre and Dark Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Prairie Ochre vs Dark Yellow

Prairie Ochre

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6f683e (estimate)

Dark Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.025
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #867143 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Yellow is a little lighter, warmer than Prairie Ochre.

Can I use Dark Yellow instead of Prairie Ochre?

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

Can I use Prairie Ochre instead of Dark Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Prairie Ochre is a little darker, 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 Prairie Ochre on the colour wheel See Dark Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Prairie Ochre

Prairie Ochre vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Prairie Ochre vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Yellow
Prairie Ochre vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Yellow

Dark Yellow vs Desert YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Prairie Ochre
Dark Yellow vs Desert YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Prairie Ochre
Dark Yellow vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Prairie Ochre

All matches: Prairie Ochre equivalents · Dark Yellow equivalents