What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and RLM 79 Sandy Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). RLM 79 Sandy Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs RLM 79 Sandy Brown

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4133P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a98c4e (estimate)

RLM 79 Sandy Brown

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-66
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7c46 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 79 Sandy Brown is a little darker, warmer than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use RLM 79 Sandy Brown instead of Yellow Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). RLM 79 Sandy Brown is a little darker, warmer than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of RLM 79 Sandy Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre 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 Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel See RLM 79 Sandy Brown on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Dark Yellow Sandy Yellow (C-39)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 79 Sandy Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Sandy Yellow Dark Yellow (H-79)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 79 Sandy Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Green Brown (H-402)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 79 Sandy Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to RLM 79 Sandy Brown

RLM 79 Sandy Brown vs Desert YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
RLM 79 Sandy Brown vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
RLM 79 Sandy Brown vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · RLM 79 Sandy Brown equivalents