What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Yellow Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Yellow Sand is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Yellow Sand

Yellow Ochre

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

Yellow Sand

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba9e6a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Sand is a little lighter, more muted than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Yellow Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow Sand is a little lighter, more muted than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Yellow Sand?

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, loose
Yellow Ochre vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose
Yellow Ochre vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Yellow Sand vs Light Mustard Khaki (WP4159P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Yellow Sand vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Yellow Sand equivalents